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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Chas tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,097 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.82 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Chas
Area (hectares) 289.82 hectares
Population 2,096
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 48th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 289.82 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapur from other places

Durgapur lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Durgapur
Nearest railway station Barlanga 16 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 21 km
District headquarters Bokaro 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chas 27 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chas tehsil.

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 2,096. That makes it the 48th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,097 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Durgapur covers 289.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Chas tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Barlanga, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 26 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Chas tehsil of Bokaro district. Barlanga is about 16 km away. Kathhāra is about 21 km away. Bokaro is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nishchintpur (under 2 km), Chainpur (3.3 km) and Amdiha (5.1 km).

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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