# Damahar Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Damahar

Damahar is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 173 households**, the 110th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 748people (2011)
- 173households
- 95.4%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damahar

Of every 100 households in Damahar in 2011, 68 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damahar · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**27%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

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 Damahar?

■ Damahar · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**936

Working population ****28.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 94.1% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (60%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Gangarampur

- Kharpa754 people
- Chhilimpur750 people
- Nazirpur749 people
- Biranai748 people
- Sidilim737 people
- Ashwinpara733 people
- Bajitpur722 people
- Sinrail713 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damahar?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damahar?95.4% (Census 2011)