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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,814, made up of 1,408 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 363.62 hectares
Population 2,814
Male Population 1,408
Female Population 1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 363.62 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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 10+ 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 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 36 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is পাঁচবিবি, about 9.9 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 পাঁচবিবি 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 15 km
Nearest town Bālurghāt 15 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 36 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balurghat 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 2,814. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,408 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 363.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is পাঁচবিবি, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 36 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. পাঁচবিবি is about 9.9 km away. Balurghat is about 15 km away. Bālurghāt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilimbad (12 km), Chakram (12 km) and Chakram Krishnapur (12 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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