# Dhamait Nagar Village, Mahisadal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhamait Nagar

Dhamait Nagar is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 170 households**, the 64th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 848people (2011)
- 170households
- 88.3%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamait Nagar

Of every 100 households in Dhamait Nagar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhamait Nagar · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**6%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**85%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhamait Nagar?

■ Dhamait Nagar · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**948

Working population ****34.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 81.4% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (27%) · **■** Marginal 208 (71%)

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 Mahisadal

- Raj Chak1,000 people
- Baksi Chak993 people
- Basudebpur955 people
- Bagda914 people
- Magori824 people
- Badur809 people
- Banka672 people
- Khalsa Bamanpur672 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamait Nagar?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamait Nagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamait Nagar?88.3% (Census 2011)