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About Durgamahal Village

Durgamahal is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 305 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgamahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgamahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 90.4 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 305
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgamahal compares

By the 2011 count Durgamahal is the 84th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 90.4 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Durgamahal

Durgamahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgamahal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgamahal from other places

Durgamahal lies about 36 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Shewbabudih, about 1.6 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 Durgamahal
Nearest railway station Shewbabudih 1.6 km
Nearest town Pāthardih 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 21 km
District headquarters Puruliya 36 km

Villages closest to Durgamahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgamahal village had a population of 632. That makes it the 84th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Durgamahal village has 305 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgamahal has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Durgamahal is 723155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgamahal covers 90.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgamahal falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgamahal is Shewbabudih, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgamahal.

Durgamahal is about 36 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgamahal is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Shewbabudih is about 1.6 km away. Pāthardih is about 5.8 km away. Para is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathakdi (5.8 km), Bhagaband (8.4 km) and Dumardiha (11 km).

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

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