About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is one of the larger villages in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,366, made up of 2,817 males and 2,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, 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	Ratua I
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	157.74 hectares
Population	5,366
Male Population	2,817
Female Population	2,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 157.74 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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	Ratua I	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 Ratua I 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.

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 5,366. That makes it the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Durgapur village has 2,817 males and 2,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 157.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Ratua I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 7.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 23 km away. Ratua I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.