Skip to main content

About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 189 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 39.3 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 189
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 105th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 39.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapur from other places

Durgapur lies about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Chengail, about 4.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Durgapur
Nearest town Pujali 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Chengail 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 13 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 72 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail tehsil.

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 403. That makes it the 105th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Durgapur village has 189 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 39.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Chengail, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Pujali is about 1.9 km away. Chengail is about 4.1 km away. Sankrail is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahira (6.3 km), Randebpur (8.1 km) and Mukundapur (8.9 km).

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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All