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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 32 households**, the 353rd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 137people (2011)
- 32households
- 85.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**979

Working population ****53.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 79.3% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 46 (63%)

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 Jhargram

- Tukrudhula143 people
- Sushmigerya142 people
- Khayrakata139 people
- Chhota Jamua138 people
- Elani137 people
- Pheko137 people
- Modaband136 people
- Jhunjisol135 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?85.2% (Census 2011)