# Damaili Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Damaili

Damaili is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,816 people in 1,211 households**, the 17th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 5,816people (2011)
- 1,211households
- 46.9%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Damaili PIN code and other codes

Damaili falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDamaili
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223314

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

## How far is Damaili from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Damaili?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Damaili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Damaili known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 88% of the 1,058 hectares of village land is sown, and 838 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 Damaili

Of every 100 households in Damaili in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damaili · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****11%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Damaili?

■ Damaili · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**955

Working population ****49.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 34.4% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,749 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (0%) · **■** Marginal 978 (34%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Bishunpur Patti6,069 people
- Mali6,010 people
- Champawati5,918 people
- Tarauni Milik5,838 people
- Sarsi Istamrar5,767 people
- Thari5,442 people
- Bansipurandaha5,430 people
- kuari5,055 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damaili from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Damaili?5,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damaili in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Damaili?46.9% (Census 2011)