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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Dalmau tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 331 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.7 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Dalmau
Area (hectares) 65.7 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 331
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 152nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents. Its 65.7 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 20 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur Dhai, about 7.4 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 Jalalpur Dhai 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalmau 11 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 20 km
Nearest town Raebareli 20 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalmau 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 621. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents.

Durgapur village has 331 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Durgapur covers 65.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Dalmau tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Jalalpur Dhai, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 20 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Dalmau tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Jalalpur Dhai is about 7.4 km away. Dalmau is about 11 km away. Rae Bareli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soorajpur Banapar (under 2 km), Surasana (under 2 km) and Gaura Khaspari (1.6 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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