# Durgapur Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 295 households**, the 55th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,263people (2011)
- 295households
- 72.7%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****38%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**979

Working population ****58.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 335 (45%)

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 Kalna - I

- Sultanpur1,304 people
- Khaspur1,302 people
- Madanhasa1,290 people
- Badhgachhi1,270 people
- Madhupur1,242 people
- Dupsa1,196 people
- Kutirdanga1,173 people
- Pardupsa1,166 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?1,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?72.7% (Census 2011)