Durgapur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Durgapur is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 703 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 2,814 out of which 1,408 are males and 1,406 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 277 which is 10% of the total population. There are 130 male children and 147 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 1,131 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Durgapur village.

Population
2,814
Families
703
Literacy
76.15%
Sex Ratio
999

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 76.2%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.16% and the female literacy rate is 70.06% 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 277 130 147
Literacy 76.15% 82.16% 70.06%
Scheduled Caste 1,041 520 521
Scheduled Tribe 767 389 378
Illiterate 882 358 524

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.3% of total population in Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Durgapur village out of total population, 1,474 were engaged in work activities. 62.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,474 workers engaged in Main Work, 355 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 318 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 918 687 231
Cultivators 355 256 99
Agriculture Labourer 318 253 65
Household Industries 20 10 10
Other Workers 225 168 57
Marginal Workers 556 186 370
Non Working 1,340 535 805

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

Below are the list of villages near Durgapur village in Balurghat.

Village Population
Singal 33
Chingispur 2,297
Jabaripur 293
Kismat Ramkrishnapur 448
Majatpur 553
Siala 638
Pirijpur 1,207
Sanapara 564
Purba Chakbhikan 431
Dakshin Nagar 267

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