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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 696 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 328.71 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 696
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 50th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 328.71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 2.0 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 Takipur 2.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 1,325. That makes it the 50th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Durgapur village has 696 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 328.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Takipur, about 2.0 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 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 2.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.1 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debagram (3.0 km), Khandagram (3.8 km) and Bergram (3.9 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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