Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Durgapur Durgapur is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code 828113. The 2011 Census counted 278 people in 45 households, the 191st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 278 people (2011) - 45 households - 68.1% literacy - 828113 PIN code ## Durgapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Durgapur is 828113. Durgapur falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 828113 - Gram panchayat Madandi - Community development block Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code 361976 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Durgapur from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ) 49 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Durgapur? 9 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nirsa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 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 rice. About 1% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Durgapur Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Durgapur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average - Electricity for lighting 36% 79% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86% - Tap water 11% 12% - Drinking water within premises 13% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 37% - Use banking services 67% 53% - Television 20% 47% - Mobile phone 51% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 27% 19% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 4% 13% - Own their home 98% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Durgapur? ■ Durgapur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.1% 65.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 945 - Working population 57.9% 36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 47.7% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (33%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 73 (45%) · ■ Marginal 14 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Katral 315 people - Dumarjor 313 people - Beldanga 303 people - Balai Chak 293 people - Begunbari 263 people - Chakalta 257 people - Dulhapani 243 people - Dhadkidi 235 people All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Durgapur? 828113 - How far is Durgapur from Dhanbad? 49 km by road - What is the population of Durgapur? 278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Durgapur in? Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Durgapur? 68.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/durgapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.