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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Jiribam tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 213 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Jiribam
Pincode 795116
Area (hectares) 236.51 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 213
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 236.51 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 94 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Vangaichungpao, about 20 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 Vangaichungpao 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiribam 23 km
Nearest town Silchar 40 km
District headquarters Imphal East 94 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jiribam 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 434. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Durgapur village has 213 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 795116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 236.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapur falls under Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Vangaichungpao, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 94 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district. Vangaichungpao is about 20 km away. Jiribam is about 23 km away. Silchar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhupur (under 2 km), Choudhurikhal (under 2 km) and Jakuradhor Part I (under 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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