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

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Durgapur West

Durgapur West is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **526 people in 142 households**, the 109th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 526people (2011)
- 142households
- 76.9%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur West

Of every 100 households in Durgapur West in 2011, 40 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgapur West · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 West?

■ Durgapur West · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**970

Working population ****36.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 178 (92%)

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

- Amodpur544 people
- Lakshmisar542 people
- Amlichak530 people
- Charda527 people
- Samudrapur524 people
- Kanchantola513 people
- Kismat Rajpur507 people
- Chakbharat506 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 West?526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur West in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur West?76.9% (Census 2011)