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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Samserganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,169, made up of 2,054 males and 2,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742224, 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 Samserganj
Pincode 742224
Area (hectares) 90.53 hectares
Population 4,169
Male Population 2,054
Female Population 2,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 10th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents. Its 90.53 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgapur 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 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 Samserganj 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 Samserganj 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 4,169. That makes it the 10th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents.

Durgapur village has 2,054 males and 2,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 742224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 90.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The closest recorded villages are Adwaita Nagar (6.8 km), Anup Nagar (6.8 km) and Dakshin Radha 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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