# Durgapur East Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Durgapur East

Durgapur East is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 66 households**, the 207th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 257people (2011)
- 66households
- 65.9%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur East

Of every 100 households in Durgapur East in 2011, 65 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur East · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 East?

■ Durgapur East · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**970

Working population ****50.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (78%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Kharagpur - II

- Madarchak Urf Ashudchak264 people
- Kharigerya262 people
- Barbete258 people
- Rampur258 people
- Maguria257 people
- Gharaigerya256 people
- Shirshi255 people
- Mominpur252 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur East?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur East in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur East?65.9% (Census 2011)