# Durgapur Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,782 people in 774 households**, the 11th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,782people (2011)
- 774households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**41%

Tap water ****12%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****41%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**937

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 63.0% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 70 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (3%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 566 (45%) · **■** Marginal 558 (44%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Chandnagar4,156 people
- Bhushna4,147 people
- Gopalpur4,118 people
- Sarisha3,883 people
- Bhaduria3,709 people
- Bagda3,707 people
- Pashchim Bhabanipur3,699 people
- Bhaukol3,358 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?3,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?68.8% (Census 2011)