# Durgapur Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 182 households**, the 48th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 855people (2011)
- 182households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**953

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 70.9% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (39%) · **■** Household industry 49 (19%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Subidpur1,037 people
- Aswathakati1,006 people
- Nalkora948 people
- Chak Kamardanga882 people
- Sarania790 people
- Ghusuri640 people
- Amarkati590 people
- Par Naihati574 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?71.9% (Census 2011)