# Damgerya Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Damgerya

Damgerya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 145 households**, the 164th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 699people (2011)
- 145households
- 73.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damgerya

Of every 100 households in Damgerya in 2011, 68 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damgerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Damgerya?

■ Damgerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**960

Working population ****33.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 62.2% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 86 (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 Keshpur

- Ajodhya Bar703 people
- Bagrui701 people
- Jhalka700 people
- Khasla700 people
- Uttar Kenosa689 people
- Mukunda Pur678 people
- Ferura674 people
- Kanch Gerya669 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damgerya?699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damgerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damgerya?73.7% (Census 2011)