# Durgapur Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,928 people in 432 households**, the 25th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,928people (2011)
- 432households
- 65.1%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****7%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**27%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

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

**56%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**942

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (58%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 138 (25%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Hansan2,186 people
- Sahapur2,180 people
- Laha2,070 people
- Malpara1,960 people
- Podda1,812 people
- Dakshin Narayanpur1,747 people
- Kalidaha1,725 people
- Nabagram1,721 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?1,928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?65.1% (Census 2011)