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Dhurgaon Population - Nalanda, Bihar

Dhurgaon is a large village located in Ekangarsarai Block of Nalanda district, Bihar with total 963 families residing. The Dhurgaon village has population of 6072 of which 3239 are males while 2833 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhurgaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 1003 which makes up 16.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhurgaon village is 875 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhurgaon as per census is 844, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Dhurgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhurgaon village was 62.44 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Dhurgaon Male literacy stands at 73.62 % while female literacy rate was 49.75 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhurgaon 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 Dhurgaon village.

Dhurgaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 963 - -
Population 6,072 3,239 2,833
Child (0-6) 1,003 544 459
Schedule Caste 1,454 807 647
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.44 % 73.62 % 49.75 %
Total Workers 2,879 1,453 1,426
Main Worker 875 - -
Marginal Worker 2,004 772 1,232

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.95 % of total population in Dhurgaon village. The village Dhurgaon currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhurgaon village out of total population, 2879 were engaged in work activities. 30.39 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.61 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2879 workers engaged in Main Work, 257 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 370 were Agricultural labourer.