# 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 **516 people in 97 households**, the 227th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 516people (2011)
- 97households
- 80.3%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamsai

Of every 100 households in Dhamsai in 2011, 77 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamsai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**58%

Television ****35%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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+) ****80.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**960

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 71.3% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (20%) · **■** Household industry 32 (19%) · **■** Other work 33 (19%) · **■** Marginal 25 (15%)

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

- Kalgerya520 people
- Chak Raghab519 people
- Gun Hara519 people
- Jorakeundi519 people
- Sirajpur515 people
- Ranga Dighi514 people
- Amurya511 people
- Bhimpur510 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamsai?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamsai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamsai?80.3% (Census 2011)