About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,674, made up of 2,385 males and 2,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, 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	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	450.82 hectares
Population	4,674
Male Population	2,385
Female Population	2,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 20th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 450.82 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 941.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 46 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 6.7 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 Durgapur
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur)	6.7 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	46 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

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

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 4,674. That makes it the 20th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Durgapur village has 2,385 males and 2,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 450.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 46 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 Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 6.2 km away. Islāmpur is about 6.2 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.