Durgapur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Durgapur is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 262 families residing in the village Durgapur. The total population of Durgapur is 1,185 out of which 616 are males and 569 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 924.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Durgapur village is 159 which is 13% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Durgapur is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Durgapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Durgapur is 69.6%. Thus Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 77.17% and the female literacy rate is 61.49% 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 | 159 | 86 | 73 |
| Literacy | 69.59% | 77.17% | 61.49% |
| Scheduled Caste | 957 | 503 | 454 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 471 | 207 | 264 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 80.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Durgapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Durgapur village out of total population, 443 were engaged in work activities. 92.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 443 workers engaged in Main Work, 186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 207 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 409 | 334 | 75 |
| Cultivators | 186 | 181 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 207 | 141 | 66 |
| Other Workers | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 34 | 3 | 31 |
| Non Working | 742 | 279 | 463 |
Nearby Villages to Durgapur,
Below are the list of villages near Durgapur village in Kushmundi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Badbighor | 478 |
| Bighor | 259 |
| Mahabullapur | 798 |
| Magura | 180 |
| Shikarpur | 440 |
| Chak Haripur | 206 |
| Lohaganja | 2,367 |
| Durllabhpur | 516 |
| Katalhat | 570 |
| Gangajit | 246 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Durgapur, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia