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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-i/durgapur/

Village · Ranaghat - I, Nadia 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Ranaghat - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,785 people in 866 households**, the 8th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 3,785people (2011)
- 866households
- 74.0%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**22%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**38%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**939

Working population ****39.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (27%) · **■** Household industry 364 (24%) · **■** Other work 471 (32%) · **■** Marginal 55 (4%)

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 Ranaghat - I

- Paschim Noapara5,030 people
- Sundalpur Char4,642 people
- Krishnapur Chak4,493 people
- Radhakantapur3,818 people
- Byaspur3,759 people
- Tarapur3,758 people
- Gazipur3,517 people
- Bera Kamgachhi3,268 people

[All 60 villages in Ranaghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?3,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?74.0% (Census 2011)