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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 89 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 223223
Area (hectares) 36.64 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 89
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 398th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 36.64 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 74 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 5.5 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 Bakhsha 5.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 32 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 74 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burhanpur 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 174. That makes it the 398th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Durgapur village has 89 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 223223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 36.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Bakhsha, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 74 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Bakhsha is about 5.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 14 km away. Burhanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duraj Pur (under 2 km), Belsari (5.6 km) and Harirampur (7.1 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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