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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 664 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 73.8 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 664
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 73.8 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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 - 10 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 49 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 3.1 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 Bonidanga 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 5.6 km
Nearest town Farakka 7.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 49 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 1,343. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Durgapur village has 664 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 73.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Bonidanga, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 49 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 3.1 km away. Barharwa is about 5.6 km away. Farakka is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Risor (under 2 km), Jampur (under 2 km) and Thopgram (1.5 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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