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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 407 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144514
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 407
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 180th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Durgapur

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 <5 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 6.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.2 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 Nawanshahr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 2.2 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6.4 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 794. That makes it the 180th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Durgapur village has 407 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 144514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 6.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr is about under 2 km away. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 2.2 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulam (under 2 km), Mehndipur (under 2 km) and Barnala Kalan (2.1 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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