# Dampur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Dampur

Dampur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 204 households**, the 111th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 946people (2011)
- 204households
- 92.7%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dampur

Of every 100 households in Dampur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dampur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****54%**

**56%

Television ****22%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

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 Dampur?

■ Dampur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**75.1%

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

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****35.7%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 89.4% for women. 67% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 237 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (14%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Nagarpara980 people
- Mahishdanga963 people
- Erenga954 people
- Paranchapur953 people
- Chanda927 people
- Payan927 people
- Dogachhia903 people
- Kusundipara901 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dampur?946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dampur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dampur?92.7% (Census 2011)