# Durgapur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442707**. The 2011 Census counted **1,445 people in 328 households**, the 27th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,445people (2011)
- 328households
- 82.5%literacy
- 442707PIN code

## Durgapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durgapur is 442707.** Durgapur falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code442707
- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539304

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?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)50 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yenapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 17 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 72% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 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, 76 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**970

Working population ****41.8%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 418 (69%)

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 Chamorshi

- Wagholi1,559 people
- Jairampur1,556 people
- Ghargaon1,521 people
- Jamgiri1,479 people
- Gilgaon1,437 people
- Jaynagar1,412 people
- Makepalli Mal1,369 people
- Murkhala Chak1,322 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durgapur?442707
- How far is Durgapur from Gadchiroli?50 km by road
- What is the population of Durgapur?1,445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?82.5% (Census 2011)
