# Damsibad, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Damsibad

Damsibad is a village in [Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,437 people in 547 households**, the 38th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,437people (2011)
- 547households
- 73.8%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damsibad

Of every 100 households in Damsibad in 2011, 20 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damsibad · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Damsibad?

■ Damsibad · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**939

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 287 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (21%) · **■** Marginal 199 (23%)

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 Alipurduar - II

- Boragari2,736 people
- Uttar Chikliguri2,716 people
- Bhatibari2,642 people
- Uttar Majherdabri2,558 people
- Chhipra2,302 people
- Dakshin Shibkata2,300 people
- Baniagaon2,277 people
- Uttar Dhalkar2,205 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damsibad?2,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damsibad in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damsibad?73.8% (Census 2011)