Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur
# Dampaya

Dampaya is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494448. The 2011 Census counted 639 people in 143 households, the 17th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.
- 639 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 70.5% literacy
- 494448 PIN code

## Dampaya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dampaya is 494448. Dampaya falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494448
- Gram panchayat Dampaya
- Community development block Bhopalpattnam
- Census village code 450817

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dampaya from nearby towns?
- Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Bhopalpattanam (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dampaya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dampaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Madded
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhopalpattnam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bijapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dampaya known for?

About 9% of the 1,463 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dampaya

Of every 100 households in Dampaya in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dampaya · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 41%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 79% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 20% 31%
- Television 8% 9%
- Mobile phone 0% 6%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 20% 42%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dampaya?

■ Dampaya · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.5% 55.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1137 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1280 991
- Working population 59.9% 58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 57.2% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 251 (66%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 72 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhopalpattnam
- Pamgal 763 people
- Pegdapalli 713 people
- Bareguda 711 people
- Kottapalli 669 people
- Minur 611 people
- Bangapalli 600 people
- Sandra 577 people
- Atukpalli 541 people

All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dampaya? 494448
- How far is Dampaya from Bijapur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Dampaya? 639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dampaya in? Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dampaya? 70.5% (Census 2011)

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