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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 833 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712412
Area (hectares) 131.82 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 833
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 131.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daspur, Dhamla, Dhara Shimul and Dharmmapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,712. That makes it the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Durgapur village has 833 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 131.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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