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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,785, made up of 1,999 males and 1,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741249, 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 Ranaghat I
Pincode 741249
Area (hectares) 165.56 hectares
Population 3,785
Male Population 1,999
Female Population 1,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 165.56 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Durgapur

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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Char Rasulpur, Char Sripur, Dakshin Bishnupur and Dakshin Haradhan. 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 3,785. That makes it the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,999 males and 1,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 741249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 165.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 in Ranaghat I 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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