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

Durgapur is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 406 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 1,712 out of which 833 are males and 879 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 1,055.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 185 which is 11% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 1,126 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,055) of Durgapur village.

Population
1,712
Families
406
Literacy
83.24%
Sex Ratio
1,055

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 83.2%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 89.14% and the female literacy rate is 77.59% 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 185 87 98
Literacy 83.24% 89.14% 77.59%
Scheduled Caste 321 158 163
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 441 168 273

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Durgapur village out of total population, 562 were engaged in work activities. 54.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 562 workers engaged in Main Work, 175 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 304 281 23
Cultivators 175 167 8
Agriculture Labourer 21 21 0
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 103 88 15
Marginal Workers 258 232 26
Non Working 1,150 320 830

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

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

Village Population
Kurkuri 3,008
Jagannathpur 2,448
Kanakpur 3,612
Amarpur 809
Purbba Radhanagar 5,582
Jakri 1,459
Daspur 2,855
Arunda 5,291
Balipur 8,253
Chhatrashali 3,260

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