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About Durganagar Village

Durganagar is a mid sized village in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 859 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, 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 Namkhana
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 193.04 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 859
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 31st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 193.04 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 958.

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 45 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 2.1 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 Durganagar
Nearest railway station Namkhana 2.1 km
Nearest town Haldia 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 45 km

Villages closest to Durganagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namkhana 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 1,693. That makes it the 31st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Durganagar village has 859 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durganagar has about 971 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Durganagar is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durganagar covers 193.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Durganagar is Namkhana, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 45 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 Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 2.1 km away. Haldia is about 34 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganesnagar (1.9 km), Narayanpur (2.4 km) and Nadabhanga (3.1 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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