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About Durmut Village

Durmut is a large village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,261, made up of 1,657 males and 1,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 610.86 hectares
Population 3,261
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durmut compares

By the 2011 count Durmut is the 5th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 610.86 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Durmut

Durmut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durmut 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Digardi, Digtila, Dubradi and Dulalpur. 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 3,261. That makes it the 5th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Durmut village has 1,657 males and 1,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durmut has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Durmut is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durmut covers 610.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durmut falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durmut notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Durmut.

Durmut is in Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya 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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