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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,650, made up of 1,381 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743507
Area (hectares) 200.08 hectares
Population 2,650
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 200.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapur from other places

Durgapur lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, 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
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 13 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 2,650. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,381 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 743507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 200.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Lakshmikantapur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 10 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 is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about under 2 km away. Bhangar I is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhabpur (2.5 km), Chak Bhika (3.9 km) and Dakshin Gazipur (5.8 km).

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

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