# Paschim Durgapur Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Paschim Durgapur

Paschim Durgapur is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 133 households**, the 112th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 539people (2011)
- 133households
- 73.8%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Durgapur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****67%**

**49%

Television ****54%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paschim Durgapur?

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**952

Working population ****43.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (37%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Jangipara

- Tripan648 people
- Madhabpur617 people
- Kumarbazar599 people
- Santanpur579 people
- Chaurpur499 people
- Akuti490 people
- Ichhabati454 people
- Ramnagar420 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Durgapur?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Durgapur in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Durgapur?73.8% (Census 2011)