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About Durga Chandpur Village

Durga Chandpur is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 122 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durga Chandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durga Chandpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 22.75 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 122
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durga Chandpur compares

By the 2011 count Durga Chandpur is the 151st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 22.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Durga Chandpur

Durga Chandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durga Chandpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durga Chandpur from other places

Durga Chandpur lies about 55 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 9.4 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 Durga Chandpur
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 35 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 55 km

Villages closest to Durga Chandpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi 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 Durga Chandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durga Chandpur village had a population of 249. That makes it the 151st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Durga Chandpur village has 122 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durga Chandpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Durga Chandpur is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durga Chandpur covers 22.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durga Chandpur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durga Chandpur is Nalhati Junction, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Durga Chandpur.

Durga Chandpur is about 55 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durga Chandpur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Nalhāti is about 8.5 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 9.4 km away. Sagardighi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Chandpur Chak (under 2 km) and Bhola (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Durga Chandpur today is likely to be higher.

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