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Durgapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chandrapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Durgapur is a Census Town city situated in Chandrapur taluka of Chandrapur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,178 families residing in the Durgapur city. The total population of Durgapur is 17,693 out of which 9,069 are males and 8,624 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur city is 1532 which is 9% of the total population. There are 788 male children and 744 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 87.5%. Thus Durgapur has higher literacy rate compared to 80% of Chandrapur district. The male literacy rate is 91.49% and the female literacy rate is 83.41% in Durgapur.

Durgapur Census Town has total administration over 4,178 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Durgapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,532 788 744
Literacy 87.5% 83.5% 76.2%
Scheduled Caste 6,019 3,040 2,979
Scheduled Tribe 1,128 579 549
Illiterate 3,544 1,493 2,051

Caste-wise Population - Durgapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Durgapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,019 3,040 2,979
Schedule Tribe 1,128 579 549

Religion-wise Population - Durgapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Durgapur is 9,340 which is 52.79% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Durgapur is 1,648 which is 9.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Durgapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,340 (52.79%) 4,857 4,483
Muslim 1,648 (9.31%) 860 788
Christian 809 (4.57%) 410 399
Sikh 68 (0.38%) 34 34
Buddhist 5,675 (32.07%) 2,848 2,827
Jain 41 (0.23%) 15 26
Other Religion 25 (0.14%) 15 10
No Religion Specified 87 (0.49%) 30 57

Literacy Rate - Durgapur

The total literacy rate of Durgapur was 87.55% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 14,149 literates, males were 7,576 while females were 6,573. Also the male literacy rate was 91.49% and the female literacy rate was 83.41% in Durgapur.

  Durgapur Maharashtra
Female 83.41% 75.87%
Male 91.49% 88.38%
Total 87.55% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Durgapur

The Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 951. Thus per every 1000 men there were 951 females in Durgapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Durgapur.

Child Population - Durgapur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,532 children between age 0 to 6 years in Durgapur. Out of which 788 were male while 744 were female.

Working Population - Durgapur

In Durgapur Census Town out of total population, 6,054 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,054 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,258 4,193 1,065
Cultivators 16 7 9
Agriculture Labourer 87 59 28
Household Industries 125 85 40
Other Workers 5,030 4,042 988
Marginal Workers 796 476 320
Non Working 11,639 4,400 7,239

Durgapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Durgapur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,693 80% 951

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