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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Azamgarh tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 259 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276706, 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 Azamgarh
Pincode 276706
Area (hectares) 58.34 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 259
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 388th largest of the 573 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 58.34 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 5.2 km from Azamgarh. 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 Azamgarh 5.2 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamgarh 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 495. That makes it the 388th largest of the 573 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Durgapur village has 259 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 276706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 58.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Azamgarh tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar 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 5.2 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 Azamgarh tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sash Ahmad Urf Chakia (under 2 km), Saidpur (under 2 km) and Naamdarpur (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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