# Dhamsa Village, Panchla, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Panchla, Haora 

# Dhamsa

Dhamsa is a village in Panchla sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,067 people in 768 households**, the 8th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 3,067people (2011)
- 768households
- 83.9%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamsa

Of every 100 households in Dhamsa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamsa · ■ Panchla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**73%

Use banking services ****29%**

**39%

Television ****65%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhamsa?

■ Dhamsa · ■ Panchla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**947

Working population ****44.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 80.8% for women. 68% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (4%) · **■** Household industry 425 (31%) · **■** Other work 653 (48%) · **■** Marginal 199 (15%)

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 Panchla

- Kulai3,727 people
- Belkulai3,580 people
- Samanti3,580 people
- Jayrampur3,261 people
- Nayachak2,941 people
- Dakshin Panchla2,564 people
- Khayjapur2,155 people
- Satgharia451 people

[All 13 villages in Panchla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/panchla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamsa?3,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamsa in?Haora district (Panchla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamsa?83.9% (Census 2011)