# Dama Village, Deesa, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/dama/ Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha # Dama Dama is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **4,029 people in 705 households**, the 41st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 4,029people (2011) - 705households - 71.0%literacy - 385535PIN code ## Dama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dama is 385535.** Dama falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385535 - Gram panchayatDama - Community development blockDeesa - Census village code508309 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dama from nearby towns? - Deesa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Deesa (nearest town)11 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 Dama? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Deesa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dama known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and rapeseed**. About 74% of the 2,069 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,430 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 Dama Of every 100 households in Dama in 2011, 72 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Dama · ■ Deesa rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **65% Toilet within the home ****17%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **85% Tap water ****65%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **91% Use banking services ****77%** **54% Television ****30%** **19% Mobile phone ****82%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Dama? ■ Dama · ■ Deesa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **883 Working population ****44.8%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 645 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 345 (19%) · **■** Marginal 494 (27%) 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 Deesa - Dharpada4,148 people - Nava4,147 people - Manekpura4,145 people - Velavapura4,083 people - Samau Nanavas3,948 people - Bhachalva3,933 people - Mota Kapra3,913 people - Pechhdal3,823 people [All 148 villages in Deesa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dama?385535 - How far is Dama from Palanpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Dama?4,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dama in?Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Dama?71.0% (Census 2011)