# Paschim Durgapur Village, Kaliaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Durgapur

Paschim Durgapur is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 207 households**, the 87th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 959people (2011)
- 207households
- 83.9%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Durgapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Durgapur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****81%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Paschim Durgapur?

■ Paschim Durgapur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**969

Working population ****43.4%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 80.0% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (11%) · **■** Marginal 144 (35%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Narayanpur1,023 people
- Pakuria989 people
- Mudafat988 people
- Raynagar969 people
- Ganeshbati933 people
- Chandbari Mirzapur926 people
- Raypur926 people
- Madhya Gouripur925 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Durgapur?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Durgapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Durgapur?83.9% (Census 2011)