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About Durgapur West Village

Durgapur West is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 267 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur West Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur West village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 133.78 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 267
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur West compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur West is the 106th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 133.78 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Durgapur West

Durgapur West is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgapur West 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dosatina, Dubgohal, Dubraji and Dundarachak. 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 West

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur West village had a population of 526. That makes it the 106th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Durgapur West village has 267 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur West has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur West is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur West covers 133.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur West falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Durgapur West is in Kharagpur II 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 West today is likely to be higher.

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