# Dumurdahadham Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Dumurdahadham

Dumurdahadham is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,817 people in 1,239 households**, the 6th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 4,817people (2011)
- 1,239households
- 85.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dumurdahadham

Of every 100 households in Dumurdahadham in 2011, 83 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dumurdahadham · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**40%

Tap water ****32%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**81%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Dumurdahadham?

■ Dumurdahadham · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**948

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 80.8% for women. 64% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (25%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 656 (35%) · **■** Marginal 492 (26%)

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 Balagarh

- Bhabanipur Char7,246 people
- Krishnabati6,070 people
- Serpur5,983 people
- Aida Kismat4,843 people
- Nutan Char Krishnabati4,715 people
- Kaliagar4,450 people
- Sukharia3,889 people
- Chandra3,642 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dumurdahadham?4,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumurdahadham in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dumurdahadham?85.5% (Census 2011)