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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,173, made up of 1,650 males and 1,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273155, 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 Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273155
Area (hectares) 243.14 hectares
Population 3,173
Male Population 1,650
Female Population 1,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 46th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 243.14 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

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 5 - 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 34 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station Lehra 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 7.0 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 25 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 34 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 3,173. That makes it the 46th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,650 males and 1,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 273155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 243.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Lehra, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 34 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Lehra is about 2.9 km away. Pharenda is about 7.0 km away. Mehndāwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Adrauna (under 2 km), Bargahpur (1.7 km) and Bhainsihya (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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