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About Dakshin Durgapur Village

Dakshin Durgapur is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 357 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 63.92 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 357
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakshin Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Durgapur is the 90th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 63.92 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dakshin Durgapur

Dakshin Durgapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Durgapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Durgapur from other places

Dakshin Durgapur lies about 29 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Dakshin Durgapur
Nearest town Kāndi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Labpur 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 Dakshin Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Durgapur village had a population of 703. That makes it the 90th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Dakshin Durgapur village has 357 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Durgapur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Durgapur is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Durgapur covers 63.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Durgapur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Durgapur is Karnasubarna, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Durgapur.

Dakshin Durgapur is about 29 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Durgapur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 9.5 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Birbhum is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Durgapur (under 2 km), Uttar Durgapur (under 2 km) and Gopinathpur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Durgapur today is likely to be higher.

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