# Damdam Village, Suri - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - II, Birbhum 

# Damdam

Damdam is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,448 people in 594 households**, the 3rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 2,448people (2011)
- 594households
- 69.7%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damdam

Of every 100 households in Damdam in 2011, 58 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damdam · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****34%**

**69%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Damdam?

■ Damdam · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**948

Working population ****36.4%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 64.4% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 151 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (11%) · **■** Marginal 267 (30%)

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 Suri - II

- Purandarpur4,566 people
- Kendua3,309 people
- Piashala2,213 people
- Parbatipur2,138 people
- Fatepur1,895 people
- Dhaltikri1,874 people

[All 95 villages in Suri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damdam?2,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damdam in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damdam?69.7% (Census 2011)