# Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar)

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur

Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,766 people in 1,336 households**, the 7th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 5,766people (2011)
- 1,336households
- 39.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur PIN code and other codes

Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225790

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

## How far is Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)62 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 Urf Lachhmipur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Urf Lachhmipur known for?

About 54% of the 465 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 Urf Lachhmipur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Urf Lachhmipur?

■ Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**941

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 33.2% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 518 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 245 (14%) · **■** Marginal 918 (53%)

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 Amdabad

- Kishunpur11,136 people
- Par Diara11,014 people
- Bhawanipur8,181 people
- Lakhanpur6,431 people
- Gobindpur5,378 people
- Chaukia Paharpur5,072 people
- Bairia4,987 people
- Jangli Tal English3,973 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur from Katihar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur?5,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur Urf Lachhmipur?39.6% (Census 2011)
