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About Chhota Durgapur Village

Chhota Durgapur is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 445 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Durgapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 130.73 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 445
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhota Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Durgapur is the 22nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 130.73 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chhota Durgapur

Chhota Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhota Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Durgapur from other places

Chhota Durgapur lies about 27 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 7.9 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 Chhota Durgapur
Nearest railway station Malahar 7.9 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 25 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 27 km

Villages closest to Chhota Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 Chhota Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Durgapur village had a population of 923. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Chhota Durgapur village has 445 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Durgapur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Durgapur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Durgapur covers 130.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhota Durgapur falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Durgapur is Malahar, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhota Durgapur.

Chhota Durgapur is about 27 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Durgapur is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Malahar is about 7.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 23 km away. Taljhari is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Durgapur (under 2 km), Maharajpur Bazar (17 km) and Chak Motijharna (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhota Durgapur today is likely to be higher.

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