# Dhamai Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhamai

Dhamai is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 241 households**, the 48th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,036people (2011)
- 241households
- 92.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamai

Of every 100 households in Dhamai in 2011, 34 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamai · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****27%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dhamai?

■ Dhamai · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**89.9%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**948

Working population ****32.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 86.5% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 335 (99%)

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 Contai - III

- Pachim Purulia1,058 people
- Malbari1,050 people
- Panchirya1,049 people
- Benamuri1,048 people
- Gamaduli1,026 people
- Jukibheri1,016 people
- Bamania1,011 people
- Palbhuni998 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamai?1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamai in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamai?92.0% (Census 2011)