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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 589 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721146, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721146
Area (hectares) 76.49 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 589
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 75th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 76.49 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

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 village. 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 Dharmmasagar, Dihi Baliharpur, Dihichetua and Dihipalsa. 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 1,119. That makes it the 75th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Durgapur village has 589 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 721146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 76.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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