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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 550 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 97.98 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 550
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 27th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 97.98 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

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 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 15 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 5.1 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 Kotdwara 5.1 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 5.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 15 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 1,204. That makes it the 27th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Durgapur village has 550 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 97.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Kotdwara, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 15 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about 5.1 km away. Kotdwāra is about 5.1 km away. Garhwal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanandpur (under 2 km), Dev Rampur (under 2 km) and Khunibarh (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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