# Durgapur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 84 households**, the 282nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 348people (2011)
- 84households
- 71.1%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**50%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**988

Working population ****42.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (13%) · **■** Marginal 96 (65%)

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 Debra

- Mirjja Nagar351 people
- Sakirda351 people
- Debpur349 people
- Chak Chandramer348 people
- Jot Ankur347 people
- Chak Ananta343 people
- Bharatpur341 people
- Bhunabasan341 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?71.1% (Census 2011)