Durgapur Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Durgapur is a village situated in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 475 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 2,202 out of which 1,109 are males and 1,093 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 475 which is 22% of the total population. There are 236 male children and 239 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 1,013 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Durgapur village.

Population
2,202
Families
475
Literacy
42.33%
Sex Ratio
986

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 42.3%. Thus Durgapur village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 50.52% and the female literacy rate is 33.96% 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 475 236 239
Literacy 42.33% 50.52% 33.96%
Scheduled Caste 22 9 13
Scheduled Tribe 1,859 941 918
Illiterate 1,471 668 803

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 84.4% of total population in Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Durgapur village out of total population, 1,328 were engaged in work activities. 38.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,328 workers engaged in Main Work, 412 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 79 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 517 478 39
Cultivators 412 392 20
Agriculture Labourer 79 68 11
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 22 14 8
Marginal Workers 811 202 609
Non Working 874 429 445

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

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

Village Population
Nawapara Khurd 900
Chandannagar 2,916
Kalipur 1,028
Salka 3,007
Mahgai 1,616
Raghunathpur 1,708
Jaipur 721
Laxmanpur 689
Laxmipur 817
Maheshpur 1,755

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