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About Paschim Durgapur Village

Paschim Durgapur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 72 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 60.11 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 72
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paschim Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Durgapur is the 205th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 60.11 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paschim Durgapur

The census records public bus service for Paschim 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Durgapur from other places

Paschim 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 Paschim Durgapur
Nearest town Kāndi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 32 km

Villages closest to Paschim Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Durgapur village had a population of 133. That makes it the 205th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Paschim Durgapur village has 72 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Durgapur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Durgapur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Durgapur covers 60.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paschim Durgapur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Durgapur is Karnasubarna, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paschim Durgapur.

Paschim 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.

Paschim Durgapur is in Sainthia 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 Shyampur (8.2 km), Balsunda (9.2 km) and Kanaipur (12 km).

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

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