# Durgapur Village, Deshopran, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **825 people in 162 households**, the 82nd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 825people (2011)
- 162households
- 82.7%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**9%

Tap water ****62%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****32%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1341**

**949

Working population ****30.5%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 77.2% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 147 (58%) · **■** Marginal 83 (33%)

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 Deshopran

- Ghoshpur921 people
- Shunia908 people
- Umapati Bar904 people
- Bankipur841 people
- Phulbani825 people
- Tithaipada822 people
- Kumarberya807 people
- Mirzapur788 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?82.7% (Census 2011)