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About Dakshin Durgapur Village

Dakshin Durgapur is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,346, made up of 2,714 males and 2,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 534.28 hectares
Population 5,346
Male Population 2,714
Female Population 2,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakshin Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Durgapur is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 534.28 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 946.

Getting to Dakshin Durgapur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Durgapur as Available within 5 - 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Durgapur from other places

Dakshin Durgapur lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 15 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 Dakshin Durgapur
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 26 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Durgapur village had a population of 5,346. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Dakshin Durgapur village has 2,714 males and 2,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Durgapur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Durgapur is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Durgapur covers 534.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Durgapur falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Durgapur is Madhabnagar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Durgapur.

Dakshin Durgapur is about 25 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.

Dakshin Durgapur is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kultali is about 6.3 km away. Madhabnagar is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Kaorakhali (6.3 km), Gangadharpur (13 km) and Debipur Gurguria (17 km).

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

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