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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Jaspur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 229 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Jaspur
Pincode 244712
Area (hectares) 37.64 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 229
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,159 residents. Its 37.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 45 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kashipur Junction, about 10 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 town Kashipur 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kashipur Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaspur 13 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 45 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaspur 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 421. That makes it the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,159 residents.

Durgapur village has 229 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 244712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 37.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Jaspur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Kashipur Junction, about 10 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 village for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 45 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Jaspur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kashipur is about 9.3 km away. Kashipur Junction is about 10 km away. Jaspur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilawali (under 2 km), Garhinegi (1.9 km) and Karanpur (4.0 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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