# Dhamai Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Dhamai

Dhamai is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,670 people in 385 households**, the 29th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,670people (2011)
- 385households
- 77.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamai

Of every 100 households in Dhamai in 2011, 80 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhamai · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**40%

Tap water ****8%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**81%

Use banking services ****90%**

**48%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Dhamai?

■ Dhamai · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**954

Working population ****37.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (21%) · **■** Marginal 268 (43%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Dirghapara1,761 people
- Baradhek1,752 people
- Jakar1,749 people
- Bagpur1,696 people
- Ichhlampur1,657 people
- Ganganandapur1,626 people
- Akabpur1,597 people
- Ningra1,524 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamai?1,670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamai in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamai?77.9% (Census 2011)