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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 814 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 160.97 hectares
Population 1,624
Male Population 814
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 62nd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 160.97 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Durgapur

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 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 25 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 7.9 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 Malahar 7.9 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 25 km
District headquarters Maldah 25 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 1,624. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Durgapur village has 814 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 995 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 160.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Malahar, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 25 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 7.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 23 km away. Gazole is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupur (under 2 km), Bhalukkoka (4.7 km) and Shyamnagar (4.9 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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