# Damdama Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Damdama

Damdama is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **2,544 people in 557 households**, the 7th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 2,544people (2011)
- 557households
- 62.6%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Damdama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damdama is 816106.** Damdama falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatDamdama
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360797

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?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)36 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Damdama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maheshpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 **rice**. About 65% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 14 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damdama · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****46%**

**22%

Television ****23%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**987

Working population ****29.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 60.2% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (29%) · **■** Other work 291 (39%) · **■** Marginal 189 (25%)

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 Maheshpur

- Birkiti3,228 people
- Palsa2,677 people
- Rampur2,606 people
- Gadarpara2,552 people
- Rolagram2,492 people
- Barkiari2,405 people
- Barkuro2,348 people
- Dharamkhanpur2,347 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damdama?816106
- How far is Damdama from Pakur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Damdama?2,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damdama in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Damdama?62.6% (Census 2011)