# Durgaramchak Village, Gangarampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Durgaramchak

Durgaramchak is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 152 households**, the 120th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 657people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.0%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgaramchak

Of every 100 households in Durgaramchak in 2011, 32 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Durgaramchak · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**27%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Durgaramchak?

■ Durgaramchak · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**936

Working population ****42.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 73.6% for women. 63% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (40%) · **■** Marginal 52 (19%)

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 Gangarampur

- Sahabazpur684 people
- Kumargara675 people
- Malipara672 people
- Haripur667 people
- Chakrapanipur654 people
- Tilchhara653 people
- Kunail647 people
- Narasundarpara642 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgaramchak?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgaramchak in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgaramchak?78.0% (Census 2011)