# Durgapur Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **29 people in 12 households**, the 127th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 29people (2011)
- 12households
- 68.0%literacy
- 812females per 1,000 males

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

Durgapur falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533014

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?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)10 km by road
- Amravati (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dabha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vadnera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 88% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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, 92 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**61%

Tap water ****17%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**89%

Use banking services ****33%**

**54%

Television ****42%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**42%

Own their home ****0%**

**92%

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 · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**916

Working population ****58.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 69% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 9 (53%) · **■** Other work 8 (47%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Wakpur60 people
- Borgaon52 people
- Dhengala44 people
- Undir Kheda40 people
- Mahimapur8 people
- Walki6 people
- Kharabi4 people
- Shendani2 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgapur from Amravati?10 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?29 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?68.0% (Census 2011)