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About Dakshin Durgapur Village

Dakshin Durgapur is one of the larger villages in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,722, made up of 2,916 males and 2,806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734.31 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 Patharpratima
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 734.31 hectares
Population 5,722
Male Population 2,916
Female Population 2,806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Durgapur is the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 734.31 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 Dakshin Durgapur

Dakshin Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Durgapur as Available within <5 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 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
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 17 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 Patharpratima 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 5,722. That makes it the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Dakshin Durgapur village has 2,916 males and 2,806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Durgapur has about 962 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 Dakshin Durgapur is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Durgapur covers 734.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Durgapur falls under Patharpratima 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 15 km away. Patharpratima is about 17 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 Gurudaspur (under 2 km), Paschim Sridharpur (2.5 km) and Digambarpur (2.8 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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