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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 142 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, 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 Garbeta III
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 51.15 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 142
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 120th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 51.15 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Digri, Dotal, Dukhiasole and Duki. 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 283. That makes it the 120th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Durgapur village has 142 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 51.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is in Garbeta III 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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