# Dhamas Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Dhamas

Dhamas is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,289 people in 507 households**, the 22nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 2,289people (2011)
- 507households
- 79.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamas

Of every 100 households in Dhamas in 2011, 61 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamas · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**52%

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

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****98%**

**67%

Television ****27%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhamas?

■ Dhamas · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**950

Working population ****35.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 75.4% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 142 (17%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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 Raina - I

- Teandul2,540 people
- Rupsona2,506 people
- Bamunia2,441 people
- Bajitpur2,330 people
- Chak Purohit2,230 people
- Gopalpur2,207 people
- Uttar Mohanpur2,185 people
- Balagar2,076 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamas?2,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamas in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamas?79.0% (Census 2011)