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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 351 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, 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 Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 208.07 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 351
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 124th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 208.07 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 <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 - 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 139 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Tapan 8.8 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 139 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 714. That makes it the 124th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Durgapur village has 351 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 208.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 139 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 Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Takipur is about 2.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.1 km away. Tapan is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muraripur (under 2 km), Paharpur (1.7 km) and Rajeswarpur (2.9 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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