# Durgapur Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,057 people in 179 households**, the 72nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,057people (2011)
- 179households
- 83.9%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

Durgapur falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarwandiya
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252432

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?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)8 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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, 16 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**927

Working population ****37.7%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 71.4% for women. 43% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (86%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Sasaram

- Baijla1,112 people
- Shahpur1,099 people
- Basantpur1,084 people
- kunrwa1,064 people
- Bhainsahi1,041 people
- Gobina1,039 people
- Rudana1,020 people
- Sakas1,014 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgapur from Sasaram?8 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?1,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?83.9% (Census 2011)