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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 86 households**, the 110th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 403people (2011)
- 86households
- 82.5%literacy
- 1,132females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1348**

**973

Working population ****59.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 73.8% for women. 67% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 37 (16%) · **■** Marginal 119 (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 Sankrail

- Chandpal411 people
- Gaighata408 people
- Harparya405 people
- Saotal Diha405 people
- Tentala Harinchati402 people
- Mahuli400 people
- Belyabera395 people
- Banicha391 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?82.5% (Census 2011)