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About Uttar Durgapur Village

Uttar Durgapur is a large village in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,148 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kakdwip
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 225.8 hectares
Population 2,280
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Uttar Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Durgapur is the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 225.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Uttar Durgapur

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

Uttar Durgapur lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 9.4 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 Uttar Durgapur
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 14 km
Nearest town Haldia 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Uttar Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Durgapur village had a population of 2,280. That makes it the 35th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Uttar Durgapur village has 1,148 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Durgapur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Durgapur is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Durgapur covers 225.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Durgapur falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Durgapur is Madhabnagar, about 9.4 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 Uttar Durgapur.

Uttar Durgapur is about 28 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.

Uttar Durgapur is in Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 9.4 km away. Kakdwip is about 14 km away. Haldia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesamabad (1.8 km), Ramchandranagar (2.0 km) and Ramchandrapur (3.2 km).

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

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