# Damal Jar Village, Barpeta, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barpeta/damal-jar/ Village · Barpeta, Barpeta # Damal Jar Damal Jar is a village in Barpeta sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,874 people in 576 households**, the 35th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 2,874people (2011) - 576households - 66.6%literacy - 892females per 1,000 males ## Damal Jar PIN code and other codes Damal Jar falls in Barpeta sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPazarbhanga - Community development blockGomaphulbari - Census village code283124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damal Jar from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)10 km by road - Barpeta (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Damal Jar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Damal Jar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palhaji - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palhaji - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Damal Jar known for? About 79% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Damal Jar Of every 100 households in Damal Jar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Damal Jar · ■ Barpeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **21% Toilet within the home ****88%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **19% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****23%** **31% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****37%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Damal Jar? ■ Damal Jar · ■ Barpeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **63.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **958 Working population ****29.6%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 407 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 222 (26%) · **■** Marginal 201 (24%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Barpeta - Moiramara3,094 people - Khablar Bhitha3,069 people - Kharua Para (Nagaon Kharuapara3,068 people - Jogir Pam2,903 people - Rahampur2,860 people - Kadam Guri2,815 people - Nagarjar2,768 people - Deuri Kuchi2,758 people [All 137 villages in Barpeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barpeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Damal Jar from Barpeta?10 km by road - What is the population of Damal Jar?2,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damal Jar in?Barpeta district (Barpeta sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Damal Jar?66.6% (Census 2011)