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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 69 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713419
Area (hectares) 469.91 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 69
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 469.91 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

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 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Tentul, Chandra, Chandra Chak and Dakshin Khara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 125. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Durgapur village has 69 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 713419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 469.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapur falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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