# Damgari Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Damgari

Damgari is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,969 people in 1,009 households**, the 23rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 4,969people (2011)
- 1,009households
- 61.1%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Damgari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDamgari
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223335

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

## How far is Damgari from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)41 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)18 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 Damgari?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Damgari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kukraun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Damgari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Damgari

Of every 100 households in Damgari in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damgari · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Damgari?

■ Damgari · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**955

Working population ****47.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 50.0% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 367 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 511 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,324 (56%)

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

- Thari5,442 people
- Bansipurandaha5,430 people
- kuari5,055 people
- Kuari4,995 people
- Bardela4,739 people
- Kajra4,642 people
- Satmi4,362 people
- Pirankar4,349 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Damgari from Purnia?41 km by road
- What is the population of Damgari?4,969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damgari in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Damgari?61.1% (Census 2011)