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About Damodarpur Village

Damodarpur is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,290 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damodarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 237.88 hectares
Population 2,537
Male Population 1,290
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damodarpur compares

By the 2011 count Damodarpur is the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 237.88 hectares work out to about 11 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 928.

Getting to Damodarpur

Damodarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Damodarpur as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Damodarpur from other places

Damodarpur lies about 44 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 5.5 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 Damodarpur
Nearest railway station Deula 5.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 24 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 44 km

Villages closest to Damodarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 Damodarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Damodarpur village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Damodarpur village has 1,290 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodarpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Damodarpur is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damodarpur covers 237.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damodarpur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Damodarpur is Deula, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Damodarpur.

Damodarpur is about 44 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damodarpur is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deula is about 5.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 10 km away. Chandipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neturia (6.0 km), Uttar Barbari (6.3 km) and Bajabaria (7.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Damodarpur today is likely to be higher.

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