# Damdama Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/damdama/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Damdama Damdama is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,443 people in 263 households**, the 24th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 1,443people (2011) - 263households - 50.3%literacy - 848503PIN code ## Damdama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Damdama is 848503.** Damdama falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848503 - Gram panchayatMaudhaneshpur North - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236980 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damdama from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (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 Damdama? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Damdama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsinghsaray - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Damdama known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Damdama Of every 100 households in Damdama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Damdama · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****74%** **42% Television ****2%** **9% Mobile phone ****38%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **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 Damdama? ■ Damdama · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **924 Working population ****25.7%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.5% for men and 39.4% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 140 (38%) 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 Vidyapati Nagar - Isapur1,817 people - Malkalipur1,574 people - Alampur1,505 people - Mirzapurgang1,481 people - Kawai1,372 people - Chetra1,218 people - Subhanipur1,215 people - Sarmastpur1,167 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Damdama?848503 - How far is Damdama from Samastipur?40 km by road - What is the population of Damdama?1,443 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damdama in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Damdama?50.3% (Census 2011)