# Durgapur Village, Raninagar - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raninagar - I, Murshidabad 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Raninagar - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,101 people in 1,020 households**, the 16th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 4,101people (2011)
- 1,020households
- 63.2%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**47%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****15%**

**27%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**992

Working population ****28.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 473 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (9%) · **■** Marginal 151 (13%)

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 Raninagar - I

- Molladanga5,463 people
- Dighirpahar5,202 people
- Nalbatta4,868 people
- Hursi4,315 people
- Naodapara3,386 people
- Dakshin Gopalpur3,125 people
- Balumati2,990 people
- Mohanpur2,774 people

[All 63 villages in Raninagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?4,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?63.2% (Census 2011)