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About Durganagar Village

Durganagar is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,274, made up of 2,210 males and 2,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durganagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durganagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 359.36 hectares
Population 4,274
Male Population 2,210
Female Population 2,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durganagar compares

By the 2011 count Durganagar is the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 359.36 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Durganagar

The census records public bus service for Durganagar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durganagar from other places

Durganagar lies about 21 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 Durganagar
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 1.6 km
Nearest town Haldia 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Durganagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durganagar village had a population of 4,274. That makes it the 9th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Durganagar village has 2,210 males and 2,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durganagar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

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

Durganagar covers 359.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durganagar falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durganagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durganagar.

Durganagar is about 21 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.

Durganagar is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about 1.6 km away. Haldia is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Bhagabanpur (under 2 km), Dayarampur (under 2 km) and Basudebpur (under 2 km).

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

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