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About Durgapur Gazipur Village

Durgapur Gazipur is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 640 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur Gazipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743611
Area (hectares) 62.18 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 640
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Durgapur Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur Gazipur is the 81st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 62.18 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Durgapur Gazipur

Durgapur Gazipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur Gazipur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapur Gazipur from other places

Durgapur Gazipur lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about under 2 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 Durgapur Gazipur
Nearest railway station Gocharan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 8.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Durgapur Gazipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 Durgapur Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur Gazipur village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 81st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Durgapur Gazipur village has 640 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur Gazipur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur Gazipur is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur Gazipur covers 62.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur Gazipur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur Gazipur is Gocharan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Durgapur Gazipur.

Durgapur Gazipur is about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur Gazipur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 8.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durga (under 2 km), Balbalia (under 2 km) and Rajgara (under 2 km).

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

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