# Durgapur Village, Lakhipur, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 36 households**, the 194th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 184people (2011)
- 36households
- 87.2%literacy
- 1,300females per 1,000 males

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

Durgapur falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBnakandi
- Community development blockBaskandi
- Census village code299721

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?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)385 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)20 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?

4 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Binakandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 99% of the 170 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, 58 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**93%

Use banking services ****53%**

**32%

Television ****53%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1300**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**947

Working population ****29.3%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 82.3% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (11%) · **■** Other work 24 (44%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Lakhipur

- U.S. Natun Chandrapur195 people
- Robipur Punji192 people
- Badripar Pt II189 people
- Budhan Nagar188 people
- Digli Grant182 people
- U.S.Diglichur Punji173 people
- Robipur Grant170 people
- Chandikhal F.V.169 people

[All 254 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?87.2% (Census 2011)