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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 3 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 3
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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 41 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 13 km
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Dumka 29 km
District headquarters Deoghar 41 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarath 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 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Durgapur village has 3 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapur falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 22 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 41 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 13 km away. Basukinath Railway Station is about 22 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Bandarchua (under 2 km) and Chak Jamua (2.2 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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