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Durgapur Population - Purnia, Bihar

Durgapur is a large village located in Bhawanipur Block of Purnia district, Bihar with total 514 families residing. The Durgapur village has population of 2323 of which 1215 are males while 1108 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Durgapur village population of children with age 0-6 is 533 which makes up 22.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur village is 912 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Durgapur as per census is 945, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Durgapur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Durgapur village was 36.15 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Durgapur Male literacy stands at 46.33 % while female literacy rate was 24.85 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Durgapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Durgapur village.

Durgapur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 514 - -
Population 2,323 1,215 1,108
Child (0-6) 533 274 259
Schedule Caste 65 30 35
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 36.15 % 46.33 % 24.85 %
Total Workers 899 578 321
Main Worker 712 - -
Marginal Worker 187 126 61

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.80 % of total population in Durgapur village. The village Durgapur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Durgapur village out of total population, 899 were engaged in work activities. 79.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 899 workers engaged in Main Work, 243 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 454 were Agricultural labourer.