# Durgapur Village, Kasmar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasmar, Bokaro 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Kasmar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,926 people in 571 households**, the 7th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 2,926people (2011)
- 571households
- 63.1%literacy
- 829115PIN code

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durgapur is 829115.** Durgapur falls in Kasmar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829115
- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockKasmar
- Census village code362514

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?

- Kasmar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)40 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 · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Kasmar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainamor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 **rice**. About 42% of the 825 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Kasmar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**65%

Use banking services ****69%**

**57%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

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 · ■ Kasmar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**924

Working population ****41.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (15%) · **■** Other work 36 (3%) · **■** Marginal 992 (81%)

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 Kasmar

- Garri4,184 people
- Dantu3,287 people
- Singhpur3,006 people
- Karma2,959 people
- Kasmar2,867 people
- Bagda2,664 people
- Tangtona2,573 people
- Sarjudih2,511 people

[All 68 villages in Kasmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/kasmar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durgapur?829115
- How far is Durgapur from Bokaro?40 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?2,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Bokaro district (Kasmar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?63.1% (Census 2011)