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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 335 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 37.48 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 335
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 97th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 37.48 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 29 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 6.5 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 railway station Barda 6.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 29 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 29 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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 619. That makes it the 97th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Durgapur village has 335 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 37.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Barda, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 29 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 6.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (4.4 km), Jaga Mohanpur (5.2 km) and Gopalpur (8.1 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.

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