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About Sholka Durgapur Village

Sholka Durgapur is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,756, made up of 897 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholka Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholka Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743701
Area (hectares) 255.99 hectares
Population 1,756
Male Population 897
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sholka Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Sholka Durgapur is the 81st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 255.99 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Sholka Durgapur

Sholka Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sholka Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Satbaria, Sehalapara, Serpur and Shialdanga. 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 Sholka Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholka Durgapur village had a population of 1,756. That makes it the 81st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Sholka Durgapur village has 897 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholka Durgapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sholka Durgapur is 743701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sholka Durgapur covers 255.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sholka Durgapur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sholka 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 km distance for Sholka Durgapur.

Sholka Durgapur is in Bongaon 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 Sholka Durgapur today is likely to be higher.

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