# Paschim Durgapur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Paschim Durgapur

Paschim Durgapur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 32 households**, the 205th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 133people (2011)
- 32households
- 75.8%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Durgapur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**85%

Use banking services ****77%**

**57%

Television ****42%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****74%**

**95%

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 Paschim Durgapur?

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**961

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (32%) · **■** Marginal 20 (35%)

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 Sainthia

- Dakshin Khayerbuni163 people
- Mahula Shul158 people
- Amdahara149 people
- Uttar Chandpur143 people
- Ranipur132 people
- Sibbandihi101 people
- Ramaipur61 people
- Chak Amaipur58 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Durgapur?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Durgapur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Durgapur?75.8% (Census 2011)