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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 336 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 336
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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 24 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 9.9 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 Durgapur
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 9.9 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 24 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 24 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhumpura 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 675. That makes it the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Durgapur village has 336 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Porjanpur, about 9.9 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 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 24 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 3.5 km away. Porjanpur is about 9.9 km away. Kendujhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andharikhaman (under 2 km), Arsala (2.1 km) and Ashoki (2.7 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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