# Durgapur Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **824127**. The 2011 Census counted **1,255 people in 221 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,255people (2011)
- 221households
- 69.5%literacy
- 824127PIN code

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durgapur is 824127.** Durgapur falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code824127
- Gram panchayatBelsar
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260699

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?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)22 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)22 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?

6 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaler
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

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, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**70%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**965

Working population ****44.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 57.7% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (21%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 304 (55%)

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 Kaler

- Musepur1,372 people
- Jamuhari1,333 people
- Parasrampur1,306 people
- Bhikhanpur Dhawai1,265 people
- Makhmulpur1,237 people
- Bakhtar1,214 people
- Kathrain1,150 people
- Bhagwanpur1,071 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durgapur?824127
- How far is Durgapur from Arwal?22 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?1,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?69.5% (Census 2011)