# Damaipur Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Damaipur

Damaipur is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,161 people in 1,208 households**, the 5th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 6,161people (2011)
- 1,208households
- 51.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damaipur

Of every 100 households in Damaipur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damaipur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****12%**

**9%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Damaipur?

■ Damaipur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**953

Working population ****34.7%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 51.2% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 363 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 633 (30%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 249 (12%) · **■** Marginal 850 (40%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Kashimpur10,069 people
- Hazaratpur9,248 people
- Laliabari8,843 people
- Khanpur6,920 people
- Goalpara5,711 people
- Elangi5,704 people
- Kandaran5,634 people
- Jalalpur5,600 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damaipur?6,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damaipur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damaipur?51.3% (Census 2011)