# Durgapur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 406 households**, the 58th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 406households
- 83.2%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**43%

Tap water ****3%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**90%

Use banking services ****55%**

**36%

Television ****44%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**950

Working population ****32.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 77.6% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 175 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (18%) · **■** Marginal 258 (46%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Maikhanda1,948 people
- Ubidpur1,919 people
- Sarda1,891 people
- Par Chabbishpur1,831 people
- Kedarpur1,692 people
- Ichhapur1,650 people
- Atghara1,636 people
- Chuadanga1,634 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?83.2% (Census 2011)