# Dhamsa Village, Patrasayer, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Dhamsa

Dhamsa is a village in Patrasayer sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 38 households**, the 140th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 246people (2011)
- 38households
- 57.8%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamsa

Of every 100 households in Dhamsa in 2011, 30 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamsa · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dhamsa?

■ Dhamsa · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**946

Working population ****50.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 44.9% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (79%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (9%)

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 Patrasayer

- Parashia281 people
- Brika Bhanupur266 people
- Jamsala256 people
- Shankar Pur248 people
- Dihila Pur239 people
- Hajra Bandh235 people
- Balananda207 people
- Sain Buni193 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamsa?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamsa in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamsa?57.8% (Census 2011)