# Durgapur Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,929 people in 1,091 households**, the 21st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 4,929people (2011)
- 1,091households
- 75.7%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**28%

Tap water ****11%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**987

Working population ****34.1%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 71.8% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (23%) · **■** Household industry 135 (8%) · **■** Other work 753 (45%) · **■** Marginal 98 (6%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Dignagar6,023 people
- Usidpur5,847 people
- Kulgachhi5,005 people
- Simul Tala4,936 people
- Hara Nagar4,137 people
- Bhandar Khola3,992 people
- Pukurgachhi3,728 people
- Hatisala3,490 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?4,929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?75.7% (Census 2011)