About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 400 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Pakuria
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	781
Male Population	400
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 46th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 35 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 29 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	Pakuria	22 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	29 km
District headquarters	Pakur	35 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

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

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 781. That makes it the 46th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Durgapur village has 400 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Harinsing, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Durgapur is about 35 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 22 km away. Harinsing is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.