# Paschim Durgapur Village, Falta – Population & Literacy

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Village · Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Paschim Durgapur

Paschim Durgapur is a village in Falta sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 161 households**, the 110th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 691people (2011)
- 161households
- 77.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Durgapur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Falta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****7%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Paschim Durgapur?

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Falta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**965

Working population ****33.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 72.0% for women. 62% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (34%) · **■** Marginal 150 (65%)

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 Falta

- Bhatuli767 people
- Lakhna Gangadharpur754 people
- Achanda711 people
- Kotaldanga691 people
- Digra688 people
- Sibpur683 people
- Brihaspatipur680 people
- Sriballabhpur678 people

[All 129 villages in Falta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Durgapur?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Durgapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Falta sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Durgapur?77.5% (Census 2011)