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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,202, made up of 1,109 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Premnagar
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 885.61 hectares
Population 2,202
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 885.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baldevnagar, Bhagwanpur, Bramhapur and Brandawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 2,202. That makes it the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,109 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 885.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Durgapur today is likely to be higher.

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