# Durgapur Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 111 households**, the 73rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 638people (2011)
- 111households
- 74.6%literacy
- 738females per 1,000 males

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

Durgapur falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304469

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Durgapur from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Durgapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Durgapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Durgapur known for?

About 65% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Durgapur?

■ Durgapur · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****738**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**964

Working population ****59.9%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 59.5% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 265 (69%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baska

- Arnibil762 people
- Dighaldonga756 people
- Katahbari724 people
- Jogdala704 people
- Bishnupur622 people
- Naosali586 people
- Bangnabari506 people
- Naharbari476 people

[All 86 villages in Baska](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baska/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?74.6% (Census 2011)