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

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dhamsai

Dhamsai is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 202 households**, the 110th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 788people (2011)
- 202households
- 94.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamsai

Of every 100 households in Dhamsai in 2011, 22 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamsai · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

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 · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**952

Working population ****60.9%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.5% for men and 88.7% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 281 (59%)

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 Sabang

- Malparbatitaki822 people
- Baincha811 people
- Khan Khanda806 people
- Andulia791 people
- Koptipur782 people
- Chhina779 people
- Chur Kaswargerya778 people
- Dakshin Basantapur773 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamsai?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamsai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamsai?94.3% (Census 2011)