# Durgapur Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barari, Katihar 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,741 people in 1,339 households**, the 15th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 7,741people (2011)
- 1,339households
- 44.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

Durgapur falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockBarari
- Census village code225532

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?

- Barari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)12 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?

9 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
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Durgapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Barari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Barari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**958

Working population ****29.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 35.0% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 473 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 721 (32%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,011 (44%)

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 Barari

- Rounia9,273 people
- Sujapur9,125 people
- Bhandartal8,973 people
- Sisia8,499 people
- Sakraili7,712 people
- Kalikapur7,422 people
- Bhaisdiara7,293 people
- Kabar6,117 people

[All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgapur from Katihar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?7,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?44.4% (Census 2011)