# Durgapur Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/durgapur/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Durgapur Durgapur is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **3,315 people in 670 households**, the 32nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 3,315people (2011) - 670households - 37.8%literacy - 852217PIN code ## Durgapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Durgapur is 852217.** Durgapur falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852217 - Gram panchayatMangwar - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226559 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? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)42 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? 12 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 72% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Durgapur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **3% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****53%** **44% Television ****0%** **4% Mobile phone ****28%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **40% Own their home ****97%** **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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **937 Working population ****40.2%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.8% for men and 28.1% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 822 (62%) 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 Sonbarsa - Manori3,824 people - Sarauni Madhepura3,386 people - Pachlakh3,365 people - Bhada3,323 people - Belhat3,194 people - Bhaura3,111 people - Paman2,839 people - Dumra2,705 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Durgapur?852217 - How far is Durgapur from Saharsa?42 km by road - What is the population of Durgapur?3,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Durgapur in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?37.8% (Census 2011)