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About Paschim Durgapur Village

Paschim Durgapur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 354 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 97.25 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 354
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Durgapur is the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 97.25 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Paschim Durgapur

Paschim Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paschim Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paschim Durgapur from other places

Paschim Durgapur lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Paschim Durgapur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 6.1 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Paschim Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Durgapur village had a population of 691. That makes it the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Paschim Durgapur village has 354 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Durgapur has about 952 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Durgapur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Durgapur covers 97.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Durgapur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paschim Durgapur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Paschim Durgapur.

Paschim Durgapur is about 29 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.

Paschim Durgapur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 6.1 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srirampur (under 2 km), Dakshin Sargaria (under 2 km) and Taragadi (under 2 km).

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

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