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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Chail tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,611, made up of 1,407 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212218, 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 Kaushambi
Tehsil Chail
Pincode 212218
Area (hectares) 287.97 hectares
Population 2,611
Male Population 1,407
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 53rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 287.97 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Manauri, about 2.5 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 Manauri 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chail 5.0 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 21 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 27 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chail 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 2,611. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,407 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 212218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 287.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Manauri, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 27 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district. Manauri is about 2.5 km away. Chail is about 5.0 km away. Prayagraj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohiuddinpur Gospur Kachhar (under 2 km), Muhibuddinpur (under 2 km) and Daniyalpur (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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