About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,101, made up of 2,069 males and 2,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742308, 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	Raninagar I
Pincode	742308
Area (hectares)	305.82 hectares
Population	4,101
Male Population	2,069
Female Population	2,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 16th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 305.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

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 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	Raninagar I	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 Raninagar 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 4,101. That makes it the 16th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Durgapur village has 2,069 males and 2,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 742308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 305.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Raninagar I 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 village 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 Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 9.5 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Raninagar I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.