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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 239 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 75.71 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 239
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 195th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 75.71 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapur from other places

Durgapur lies about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur. 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 Durgapur
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 9.7 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 9.7 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 47 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 504. That makes it the 195th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Durgapur village has 239 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 75.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Durgapur.

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.

Durgapur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Raiganj is about 9.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 9.7 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupalpur (under 2 km), Kumardangi (3.5 km) and Mathurapur (12 km).

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

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