# Durgapur Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,717 people in 1,105 households**, the 9th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,717people (2011)
- 1,105households
- 75.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**24%

Tap water ****45%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1223**

**966

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 639 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (24%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 341 (22%) · **■** Marginal 186 (12%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Banpur5,888 people
- Chandan Nagar5,419 people
- Gede5,396 people
- Bhajanghat5,206 people
- Helenchi4,610 people
- Songhata4,498 people
- Jayghata4,327 people
- Adityapur3,875 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?4,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?75.5% (Census 2011)