# Durgapur Village, Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,194 people in 429 households**, the 17th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 2,194people (2011)
- 429households
- 87.0%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**9%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****87%**

**51%

Television ****47%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**929

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 80.2% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 299 (43%) · **■** Marginal 264 (38%)

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 Ramnagar - I

- Santra2,612 people
- Dihibir Kul2,430 people
- Juki2,410 people
- Bara Solemanpur2,321 people
- Jaldha2,177 people
- Sadi2,152 people
- Jatimati2,133 people
- Medinipur2,083 people

[All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?2,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?87.0% (Census 2011)