# Durgapur Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Durgapur

Durgapur is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,674 people in 812 households**, the 20th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 4,674people (2011)
- 812households
- 57.5%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Durgapur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Durgapur · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**967

Working population ****27.1%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 51.6% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (42%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 316 (25%) · **■** Marginal 168 (13%)

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 Islampur

- Khabargaon5,148 people
- Phulbari5,134 people
- Aliganj4,940 people
- Kachna4,809 people
- Ramganj4,660 people
- Matikunda4,529 people
- Bhelagachhi4,528 people
- Gunjaria4,470 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Durgapur?4,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Durgapur?57.5% (Census 2011)