About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 479 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, 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	Suri I
Pincode	731103
Area (hectares)	204.72 hectares
Population	928
Male Population	479
Female Population	449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 35th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 204.72 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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	Suri I	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 Suri I 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.

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 928. That makes it the 35th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Durgapur village has 479 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 204.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Suri I 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 2.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.1 km away. Suri I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.