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About Paschim Durgapur Village

Paschim Durgapur is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 480 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 105.4 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 480
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Paschim Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Durgapur is the 86th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 105.4 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paschim Durgapur

The census records public bus service for Paschim Durgapur 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 Paschim Durgapur from other places

Paschim Durgapur lies about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Raiganj, about 10 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 Paschim Durgapur
Nearest town Rāiganj 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Raiganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliaganj 21 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 47 km

Villages closest to Paschim Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Durgapur village had a population of 959. That makes it the 86th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Paschim Durgapur village has 480 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Durgapur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Durgapur is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Durgapur covers 105.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Durgapur falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Durgapur is Raiganj, about 10 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 Paschim Durgapur.

Paschim Durgapur is about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Durgapur is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Rāiganj is about 9.7 km away. Raiganj is about 10 km away. Kaliaganj 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 Madhya Durgapur (under 2 km), Purba Durgapur (under 2 km) and Uttar Durgapur (under 2 km).

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

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