# Dhamtori Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Dhamtori

Dhamtori is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,644 people in 549 households**, the 24th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 2,644people (2011)
- 549households
- 91.3%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamtori

Of every 100 households in Dhamtori in 2011, 48 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhamtori · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**20%

Tap water ****46%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**45%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Dhamtori?

■ Dhamtori · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**972

Working population ****44.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 87.0% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (22%) · **■** Household industry 57 (5%) · **■** Other work 253 (22%) · **■** Marginal 458 (39%)

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 Tamluk

- Kanthibar2,911 people
- Maishali2,900 people
- Nimtori2,810 people
- Jashdumbur2,687 people
- Mamudpur2,585 people
- Mirjapur2,561 people
- Kismatputputa2,506 people
- Padampur2,428 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamtori?2,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamtori in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamtori?91.3% (Census 2011)