Durgapur Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Durgapur is a village situated in Suri - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 209 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 928 out of which 479 are males and 449 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 127 which is 14% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Durgapur village.

Population
928
Families
209
Literacy
64.17%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 64.2%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 67.47% and the female literacy rate is 60.62% in Durgapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Durgapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Durgapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Durgapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 127 64 63
Literacy 64.17% 67.47% 60.62%
Scheduled Caste 260 136 124
Scheduled Tribe 214 103 111
Illiterate 414 199 215

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.1% of total population in Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Durgapur village out of total population, 374 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 374 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 267 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 350 267 83
Cultivators 18 18 0
Agriculture Labourer 267 198 69
Household Industries 8 2 6
Other Workers 57 49 8
Marginal Workers 24 6 18
Non Working 554 206 348

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

Below are the list of villages near Durgapur village in Suri - I.

Village Population
Narasinghpur 117
Maheshpur 328
Ajoypur 903
Panch Pukhuria 587
Banshjor 4,568
Nandanpur 488
Tilpara 2,928
Parsimulia 475
Araipur 1,977
Shaktipur 778

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