# Damdam Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/damdam/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Damdam Damdam is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 175 households**, the 46th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,039people (2011) - 175households - 76.6%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Damdam PIN code and other codes Damdam falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockHoshangabad - Census village code487314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damdam from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)27 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)9 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 Damdam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Damdam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gurra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Itarsi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Itarsi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Damdam known for? The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and dhan**. About 85% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Damdam Of every 100 households in Damdam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Damdam · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **82% Toilet within the home ****41%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **90% Use banking services ****73%** **44% Television ****60%** **34% Mobile phone ****64%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****43%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **91% 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 Damdam? ■ Damdam · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **946 Working population ****40.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (21%) · **■** Marginal 67 (16%) 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 Itarsi - Pipariya Khurd1,091 people - Borkheda1,056 people - Dhai Khurd1,048 people - Pandu Khedi1,040 people - Mandikhoh983 people - Pipaldhana960 people - Silari931 people - Nayachicha884 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Damdam from Hoshangabad?27 km by road - What is the population of Damdam?1,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damdam in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Damdam?76.6% (Census 2011)