# Durgapur Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Premnagar, Surguja 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,202 people in 475 households**, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 2,202people (2011)
- 475households
- 42.3%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durgapur is 497116.** Durgapur falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockPremnagar
- Census village code432906

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?

- Premnagar (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)71 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)32 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahgai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Premnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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?

About 40% of the 886 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Premnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****63%**

**72%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Premnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**957

Working population ****60.3%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.5% for men and 34.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 412 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 811 (61%)

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 Premnagar

- Salka3,007 people
- Chandannagar2,916 people
- Parwatipur2,410 people
- Umeshwarpur2,279 people
- Kedarpur2,070 people
- Bakirma1,967 people
- Bakalo1,909 people
- Maheshpur1,755 people

[All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durgapur?497116
- How far is Durgapur from Ambikapur?71 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?2,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?42.3% (Census 2011)