# Durgapur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,814 people in 703 households**, the 7th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,814people (2011)
- 703households
- 76.2%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**65%

Tap water ****47%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**965

Working population ****52.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 355 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (22%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (15%) · **■** Marginal 556 (38%)

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 Balurghat

- Kamarpara3,203 people
- Uttar Khanpur2,895 people
- Amritakhanda2,863 people
- Bolla2,836 people
- Bara Raghunathpur2,763 people
- Faridpur2,362 people
- Jalghar2,310 people
- Chingispur2,297 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?2,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?76.2% (Census 2011)