Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya
# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497335. The 2011 Census counted 146 people in 44 households, the 122nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.
- 146 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 58.2% literacy
- 497335 PIN code

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Durgapur is 497335. Durgapur falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497335
- Gram panchayat Umjhar
- Community development block Baikunthpur
- Census village code 431496

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Durgapur from nearby towns?
- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Shivpur-Charcha (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Durgapur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bisun Pur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katgodi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Durgapur known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 57%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 69% 63%
- Television 2% 14%
- Mobile phone 0% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 67% 38%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Durgapur?

■ Durgapur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.2% 71.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 961
- Working population 58.9% 53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 46.8% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 82 (95%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baikunthpur
- Bakira 224 people
- Sitapur 189 people
- Dharampur 186 people
- Jampara 186 people
- Jagdishpur 138 people
- Bhakhar 69 people
- Khairatidand 10 people

All 125 villages in Baikunthpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Durgapur? 497335
- How far is Durgapur from Baikunthpur? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur? 146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in? Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur? 58.2% (Census 2011)

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