# Durgi Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Durgi

Durgi is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 192 households**, the 49th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 917people (2011)
- 192households
- 67.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgi

Of every 100 households in Durgi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgi · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Durgi?

■ Durgi · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**946

Working population ****28.6%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (18%) · **■** Household industry 40 (15%) · **■** Other work 50 (19%) · **■** Marginal 64 (24%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Mahatamara963 people
- Karmadi959 people
- Kansra936 people
- Bisiria919 people
- Turdag912 people
- Tanasi903 people
- Madhupur902 people
- Tanasi878 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgi?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgi in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgi?67.9% (Census 2011)