About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Budge Budge I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,722 males and 1,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, 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	Budge Budge I
Pincode	743318
Area (hectares)	97.38 hectares
Population	3,364
Male Population	1,722
Female Population	1,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 97.38 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur 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 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	Budge Budge 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 Budge Budge 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.

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 3,364. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,722 males and 1,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 97.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Budge Budge 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Budge Budge I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about under 2 km away. Budge Budge 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.