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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhamsai

Dhamsai is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 166 households**, the 110th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 871people (2011)
- 166households
- 52.7%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamsai

Of every 100 households in Dhamsai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamsai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**69%

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

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhamsai?

■ Dhamsai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**960

Working population ****32.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (81%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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

- Badar887 people
- Dudiabandi887 people
- Sekati885 people
- Kana Khali877 people
- Rajgram866 people
- Pachra863 people
- Koranga Pota860 people
- Jhetla856 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamsai?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamsai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamsai?52.7% (Census 2011)