About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 395 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, 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	Shankargarh
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	481.36 hectares
Population	777
Male Population	395
Female Population	382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 481.36 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

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 Deosara Kalan, Deosara Khurd, Dipadih Kalan and Dipadih Khurd. 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.

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 777. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Durgapur village has 395 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 481.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapur falls under Shankargarh 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 Shankargarh 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.