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About Durmut Village

Durmut is a large village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,637 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durmut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durmut village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 264.62 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durmut compares

By the 2011 count Durmut is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 264.62 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Durmut

Durmut is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Durmut 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhandali Bar, Dhanghara, Dhaurya Bar and Dihibahiri. 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 Durmut

As per the Census of India 2011, Durmut village had a population of 3,217. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Durmut village has 1,637 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durmut has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Durmut is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durmut covers 264.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durmut falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durmut notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Durmut.

Durmut is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Durmut today is likely to be higher.

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