Village · Maheshpur, Pakur # Durgapur Durgapur is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816107. The 2011 Census counted 605 people in 120 households, the 123rd largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 605 people (2011) - 120 households - 26.6% literacy - 816107 PIN code ## Durgapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Durgapur is 816107. Durgapur falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816107 - Gram panchayat Gayabathan - Community development block Maheshpur - Census village code 360492 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Durgapur from nearby towns? - Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Pakaur (district HQ) 17 km by road - Pakur (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Durgapur? 4 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 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rahaspur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakaur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 40% of the 227 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, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Durgapur · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 8% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 91% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 9% 22% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 2% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 47% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Durgapur? ■ Durgapur · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 26.6% 52.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1153 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1230 987 - Working population 42.0% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 30.9% for men and 22.7% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (4%) · ■ Marginal 228 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur - Chandpur 627 people - Nurgitola 624 people - Gopaldanga 618 people - Maheshgaria 618 people - Bhimpur 604 people - Sahari 602 people - Basta 600 people - Tetulia 598 people All 345 villages in Maheshpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Durgapur? 816107 - How far is Durgapur from Pakaur? 17 km by road - What is the population of Durgapur? 605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Durgapur in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Durgapur? 26.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/durgapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.