# Durgapur Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 170 households**, the 42nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 777people (2011)
- 170households
- 60.5%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durgapur is 497118.** Durgapur falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432454

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?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)72 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 · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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?

The main crops are **paddy, ram tili and maize**. About 31% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****86%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**62%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**968

Working population ****53.5%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 50.2% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 354 (85%)

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 Shankargarh

- Gamhardih831 people
- Pondi Khurd804 people
- Sihar803 people
- Bhairopur786 people
- Murka761 people
- Chirai748 people
- Changaro740 people
- Damodarpur714 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durgapur?497118
- How far is Durgapur from Ambikapur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?60.5% (Census 2011)