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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,390, made up of 1,213 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.05 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Area (hectares) 106.05 hectares
Population 2,390
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 106.05 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Durgapur

The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 10+ 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 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 9.5 km
Nearest town Kāndi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 2,390. That makes it the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,213 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Durgapur covers 106.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kandi is about 9.5 km away. Kāndi is about 9.5 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parbbatipur (2.7 km), Baze Gopalnagar (6.8 km) and Bijay Nagar (6.8 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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