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Durgapur Population - Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Durgapur is a medium size village located in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda Block of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand with total 45 families residing. The Durgapur village has population of 278 of which 147 are males while 131 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Durgapur village population of children with age 0-6 is 49 which makes up 17.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Durgapur village is 891 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Durgapur as per census is 960, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Durgapur village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Durgapur village was 68.12 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Durgapur Male literacy stands at 86.07 % while female literacy rate was 47.66 %.

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 45 - -
Population 278 147 131
Child (0-6) 49 25 24
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 272 143 129
Literacy 68.12 % 86.07 % 47.66 %
Total Workers 161 84 77
Main Worker 147 - -
Marginal Worker 14 5 9

Caste Factor

In Durgapur village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.84 % of total population in Durgapur village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Durgapur village of Dhanbad.

Work Profile

In Durgapur village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 91.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.