# Durgapur Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,173 people in 478 households**, the 46th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 3,173people (2011)
- 478households
- 52.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****28%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**85%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**941

Working population ****30.7%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (13%) · **■** Household industry 106 (11%) · **■** Other work 97 (10%) · **■** Marginal 421 (43%)

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 Pharenda

- Mahdewa Buzurg3,544 people
- Bishunpur Adrauna3,510 people
- Parsa Beni3,459 people
- Sikandarajitpur3,249 people
- Gujraulia3,139 people
- Prithvipal Garh3,058 people
- Mahuawa Urf Mahuie3,004 people
- Belsar2,966 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?3,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?52.5% (Census 2011)