Durgapur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Durgapur is a village situated in Diamond Harbour - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 774 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 3,782 out of which 1,886 are males and 1,896 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 566 which is 15% of the total population. There are 274 male children and 292 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 1,066 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Durgapur village.

Population
3,782
Families
774
Literacy
68.78%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 68.8%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 74.5% and the female literacy rate is 63.03% 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 566 274 292
Literacy 68.78% 74.5% 63.03%
Scheduled Caste 461 224 237
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,570 685 885

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% 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, 1,262 were engaged in work activities. 55.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,262 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 704 622 82
Cultivators 70 58 12
Agriculture Labourer 36 28 8
Household Industries 32 23 9
Other Workers 566 513 53
Marginal Workers 558 358 200
Non Working 2,520 906 1,614

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

Below are the list of villages near Durgapur village in Diamond Harbour - II.

Village Population
Nurpur 7,527
Sukdebpur 1,739
Sriphalbaria 1,379
Pashchim Bhabanipur 3,699
Nila 2,155
Mukundapur 2,209
Khanjapur 1,251
Dakshin Simulbaria 1,554
Karaibaria 1,756
Chakloknath 1,232

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