# Dhamnagachh Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Dhamnagachh

Dhamnagachh is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,356 people in 515 households**, the 27th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,356people (2011)
- 515households
- 74.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamnagachh

Of every 100 households in Dhamnagachh in 2011, 78 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhamnagachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**72%

Tap water ****7%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**32%

Television ****48%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**82%

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 Dhamnagachh?

■ Dhamnagachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**972

Working population ****31.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 68.1% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (22%) · **■** Marginal 87 (12%)

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 Phansidewa

- Chikanmati2,480 people
- Kalaram2,463 people
- Tepu Tea Garden2,438 people
- Kashiram2,372 people
- Jogibhita2,221 people
- Guabari2,203 people
- Purbba Bansgaon Kismat2,184 people
- Hetmuri2,124 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamnagachh?2,356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamnagachh in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamnagachh?74.4% (Census 2011)