# Damalia Village, Raniganj, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raniganj, Barddhaman 

# Damalia

Damalia is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 218 households**, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 218households
- 73.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damalia

Of every 100 households in Damalia in 2011, 99 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damalia · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**63%

Tap water ****99%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**14%

Use banking services ****65%**

**59%

Television ****60%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**80%

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 Damalia?

■ Damalia · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**910

Working population ****37.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 152 (37%) · **■** Marginal 241 (58%)

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 Raniganj

- Narankuri2,176 people
- Kumardiha2,142 people
- Nimcha2,065 people
- Harabhanga1,907 people
- Chak Brindabanpur818 people
- Chak Janadhara343 people
- Sonachora11 people

[All 12 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damalia?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damalia in?Barddhaman district (Raniganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damalia?73.5% (Census 2011)