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About Uttar Durgapur Village

Uttar Durgapur is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 253 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 190.02 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 253
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Durgapur is the 117th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 190.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Uttar Durgapur

Uttar Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Durgapur from other places

Uttar 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 Uttar 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 Uttar 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 Uttar Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Durgapur village had a population of 496. That makes it the 117th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Uttar Durgapur village has 253 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Durgapur has about 960 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 Uttar Durgapur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Durgapur covers 190.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Durgapur is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Durgapur.

Uttar 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.

Uttar 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 Dakshin Durgapur (under 2 km), Purba 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 Uttar Durgapur today is likely to be higher.

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