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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 418 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743422, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743422
Area (hectares) 52.26 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 418
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 52.26 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Bagundi, Dakshin Gulaichandi, Dandirhat and Debhog. 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 855. That makes it the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Durgapur village has 418 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 743422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 52.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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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