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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 253 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.58 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 429.58 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 253
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 112th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 429.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

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 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 107 km from Shahdol. 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 Beohari 27 km
Nearest town Beohāri 27 km
District headquarters Shahdol 107 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beohari 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 501. That makes it the 112th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Durgapur village has 253 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Durgapur covers 429.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapur falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 107 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 27 km away. Beohāri is about 27 km away. Shahdol is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kyotiha (1.9 km), Chauri (2.6 km) and Janakpur (2.6 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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