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

Purba Durgapur is a village situated in Kaliaganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 222 families residing in the village Purba Durgapur. The total population of Purba Durgapur is 871 out of which 473 are males and 398 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Durgapur is 841.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Durgapur village is 140 which is 16% of the total population. There are 76 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Durgapur is 842 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (841) of Purba Durgapur village.

Population
871
Families
222
Literacy
58.55%
Sex Ratio
841

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Durgapur is 58.5%. Thus Purba Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 70.28% and the female literacy rate is 44.61% in Purba Durgapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purba Durgapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Purba Durgapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purba Durgapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 140 76 64
Literacy 58.55% 70.28% 44.61%
Scheduled Caste 851 466 385
Scheduled Tribe 4 0 4
Illiterate 443 194 249

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 97.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Purba Durgapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purba Durgapur village out of total population, 341 were engaged in work activities. 86.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 341 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 296 220 76
Cultivators 193 159 34
Agriculture Labourer 96 55 41
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 6 5 1
Marginal Workers 45 35 10
Non Working 530 218 312

Nearby Villages to Purba Durgapur,

Below are the list of villages near Purba Durgapur village in Kaliaganj.

Village Population
Faridpur 2,070
Baikunthapur 1,372
Khiltor 301
Paligaon 1,834
Jagdala 531
Chak Bhabanipur 209
Chak Dilal 1,399
Bhabanipur 1,964
Bagcha 1,170
Harekrishnapur 1,320

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