Durgapur Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Durgapur is a village situated in Barari block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,339 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 7,741 out of which 4,032 are males and 3,709 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 1835 which is 24% of the total population. There are 932 male children and 903 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Durgapur village.

Population
7,741
Families
1,339
Literacy
44.45%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 44.4%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 53% and the female literacy rate is 35% 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 1,835 932 903
Literacy 44.45% 53% 35%
Scheduled Caste 485 256 229
Scheduled Tribe 325 173 152
Illiterate 5,116 2,389 2,727

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.2% of total population in Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Durgapur village out of total population, 2,282 were engaged in work activities. 55.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,282 workers engaged in Main Work, 473 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 721 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,271 976 295
Cultivators 473 359 114
Agriculture Labourer 721 553 168
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 69 57 12
Marginal Workers 1,011 879 132
Non Working 5,459 2,177 3,282

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

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

Village Population
Lachhmipur 10,302
Azampur Shankar Milik 561
Azampur Shankar 6,023
Sukhsan 19,690
Sukhasan Milik 1,096
Madhubani 3,217
Jagdishpur 10,088
Lachhmipur 4,477
Kabar 6,117
Sahuria 4,655

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