# Dampal Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Dampal

Dampal is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 237 households**, the 68th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 983people (2011)
- 237households
- 82.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dampal

Of every 100 households in Dampal in 2011, 4 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dampal · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****91%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dampal?

■ Dampal · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**970

Working population ****69.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 77.9% for women. 76% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 348 (51%)

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 - II

- Chak Bahara1,069 people
- Kanknal1,062 people
- Satpota1,056 people
- Belgachhi1,021 people
- Bagachra922 people
- Harispur920 people
- Sumuria850 people
- Kumirpara830 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dampal?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dampal in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dampal?82.7% (Census 2011)