# Damu Village, Basopatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Basopatti, Madhubani 

# Damu

Damu is a village in Basopatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,065 people in 1,676 households**, the 5th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 9,065people (2011)
- 1,676households
- 57.0%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Damu PIN code and other codes

Damu falls in Basopatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDamu
- Community development blockBasopatti
- Census village code219919

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Damu from nearby towns?

- Basopatti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)28 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)20 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 Damu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Damu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Basopatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Damu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Damu

Of every 100 households in Damu in 2011, 11 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Damu · ■ Basopatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**79%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****44%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

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 Damu?

■ Damu · ■ Basopatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**947

Working population ****33.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 45.1% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 568 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,857 (62%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (6%) · **■** Marginal 353 (12%)

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 Basopatti

- Basopatti24,424 people
- Birpur10,819 people
- Selibeli Chitahi9,809 people
- Mahinathpur9,649 people
- Ghorbanki8,732 people
- Marhia8,431 people
- Hathapur7,921 people
- Chhitauni6,231 people

[All 34 villages in Basopatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/basopatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damu from Madhubani?28 km by road
- What is the population of Damu?9,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damu in?Madhubani district (Basopatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Damu?57.0% (Census 2011)