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About Dhurpa Village

Dhurpa is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 391 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurpa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 69.21 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 391
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Dhurpa compares

By the 2011 count Dhurpa is the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 69.21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhurpa

Dhurpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhurpa 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 Chitra, Coronation Char, Dakshin Usatpur and Dariala. 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 Dhurpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurpa village had a population of 741. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Dhurpa village has 391 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurpa has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dhurpa is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurpa covers 69.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhurpa falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhurpa 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 Dhurpa.

Dhurpa is in Sahid Matangini 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 Dhurpa today is likely to be higher.

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