# Dhamua Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Dhamua

Dhamua is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,049 people in 249 households**, the 69th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,049people (2011)
- 249households
- 74.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamua

Of every 100 households in Dhamua in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamua · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**36%

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

**41%

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

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Dhamua?

■ Dhamua · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**960

Working population ****32.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.2% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (58%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Ghanasyampur1,174 people
- Akbarpur1,119 people
- Prasadpur1,087 people
- Saikuli1,053 people
- Narayanpur1,044 people
- Rampur1,026 people
- Bhrigurambati1,023 people
- Aminabazar1,010 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamua?1,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamua in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamua?74.7% (Census 2011)