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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Krishnaganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,717, made up of 2,424 males and 2,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741506, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Krishnaganj
Pincode 741506
Area (hectares) 601.77 hectares
Population 4,717
Male Population 2,424
Female Population 2,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,821 residents. Its 601.77 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandpur, Chau Gachha, Ckak Jogini Daha and Dharmmapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 4,717. That makes it the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,821 residents.

Durgapur village has 2,424 males and 2,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 741506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 601.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Krishnaganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Krishnaganj tehsil of Nadia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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