# Durgapur Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 58 households**, the 123rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 283people (2011)
- 58households
- 80.9%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****63%**

**42%

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

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**998

Working population ****39.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (20%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 56 (50%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Sirpai304 people
- Manik Bandh296 people
- Arabari292 people
- Rampur288 people
- Pathra280 people
- Majur Nacha275 people
- Babuidanga270 people
- Shyampur268 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?80.9% (Census 2011)