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About Purbba Durgapur Village

Purbba Durgapur is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,269 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712706
Area (hectares) 147.3 hectares
Population 2,537
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Durgapur is the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 147.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Purbba Durgapur

Purbba Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purbba Durgapur from other places

Purbba Durgapur lies about 57 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chengail, about 4.1 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 Purbba Durgapur
Nearest town Pujali 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Chengail 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 57 km

Villages closest to Purbba Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Durgapur village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Purbba Durgapur village has 1,269 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Durgapur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Durgapur is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Durgapur covers 147.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purbba Durgapur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Durgapur is Chengail, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbba Durgapur.

Purbba Durgapur is about 57 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Durgapur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Pujali is about 1.9 km away. Chengail is about 4.1 km away. Jangipara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Durgapur (under 2 km), Bhimpur (2.5 km) and Jagannathpur (7.9 km).

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

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