# Paschim Damdim Village, Mal, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Mal, Jalpaiguri 

# Paschim Damdim

Paschim Damdim is a village in Mal sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,239 people in 251 households**, the 75th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,239people (2011)
- 251households
- 71.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Damdim

Of every 100 households in Paschim Damdim in 2011, 33 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Damdim · ■ Mal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**37%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**29%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**62%

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 Paschim Damdim?

■ Paschim Damdim · ■ Mal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**970

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.0% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (78%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Mal

- Chengmari Dangapara1,421 people
- Manabari1,351 people
- Rajadanga1,323 people
- Neolabasti1,309 people
- Tunbari Tea Garden1,204 people
- Betbari Tea Garden1,183 people
- Kalagaity Tea Garden1,100 people
- Saogaon981 people

[All 103 villages in Mal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/mal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Damdim?1,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Damdim in?Jalpaiguri district (Mal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Damdim?71.5% (Census 2011)