# Dhamtor Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhamtor

Dhamtor is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,068 people in 471 households**, the 12th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 2,068people (2011)
- 471households
- 80.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamtor

Of every 100 households in Dhamtor in 2011, 46 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamtor · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**34%

Tap water ****14%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

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 Dhamtor?

■ Dhamtor · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**988

Working population ****53.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.3% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (16%) · **■** Marginal 409 (37%)

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 Debra

- Debra2,347 people
- Hariharpur2,276 people
- Jalimanda2,263 people
- Turia2,074 people
- Khasbazar2,058 people
- Chak Lalpur1,990 people
- Pashang1,979 people
- Alisagar1,822 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamtor?2,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamtor in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamtor?80.2% (Census 2011)