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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 70 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 63.7 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 70
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 45th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 63.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Mehta, Dhartu, Dib and Dora Katal. 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 144. That makes it the 45th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Durgapur village has 70 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 63.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan 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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