About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Raghunathganj II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 392 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742213, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raghunathganj II
Pincode	742213
Area (hectares)	36.87 hectares
Population	768
Male Population	392
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 25th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents. Its 36.87 hectares work out to about 21 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 947.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 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. 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
Nearest town	Kāndi	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathganj II	34 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 Raghunathganj II 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 768. That makes it the 25th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,645 residents.

Durgapur village has 392 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 959 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 742213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 36.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Raghunathganj II 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raghunathganj II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 9.5 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Raghunathganj II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.