# Dhamchia Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhamchia

Dhamchia is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 251 households**, the 31st largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 251households
- 80.2%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamchia

Of every 100 households in Dhamchia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhamchia · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**70%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhamchia?

■ Dhamchia · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

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

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**954

Working population ****48.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.3% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (57%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (10%) · **■** Marginal 81 (14%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Barakadra1,278 people
- Teskona1,263 people
- Dumardiha1,262 people
- Soniakon1,237 people
- Ukhla1,230 people
- Makli1,224 people
- Chemia1,168 people
- Umrapata1,168 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamchia?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamchia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamchia?80.2% (Census 2011)