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

Durgapur is a village situated in Islampur block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 812 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 4,674 out of which 2,385 are males and 2,289 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 868 which is 19% of the total population. There are 439 male children and 429 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Durgapur village.

Population
4,674
Families
812
Literacy
57.54%
Sex Ratio
960

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 57.5%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 63.26% and the female literacy rate is 51.56% 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 868 439 429
Literacy 57.54% 63.26% 51.56%
Scheduled Caste 441 226 215
Scheduled Tribe 255 130 125
Illiterate 2,484 1,154 1,330

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Durgapur village out of total population, 1,266 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,266 workers engaged in Main Work, 216 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 527 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,098 983 115
Cultivators 216 199 17
Agriculture Labourer 527 483 44
Household Industries 39 8 31
Other Workers 316 293 23
Marginal Workers 168 136 32
Non Working 3,408 1,266 2,142

Nearby Villages to Durgapur,

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

Village Population
Phulbari 5,134
Kurhila 307
Uttar Tuthipakar 527
Jagatagaon 6,671
Bolhanja 2,880
Khabargaon 5,148
Iluabari 3,921
Chaprajhar 7,773
Chapasar 1,905
Ghoramara 1,077

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