# Damda Village, Manbazar - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Manbazar - I, Puruliya 

# Damda

Damda is a village in Manbazar - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,161 people in 497 households**, the 9th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 2,161people (2011)
- 497households
- 57.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damda

Of every 100 households in Damda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damda · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****77%**

**31%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Damda?

■ Damda · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**939

Working population ****52.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 41.6% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 365 (32%) · **■** Marginal 475 (42%)

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 Manbazar - I

- Jabla2,535 people
- Bamni2,481 people
- Chepua2,209 people
- Jharbagda2,162 people
- Majhihira2,104 people
- Punrra1,890 people
- Bari1,888 people
- Pathorkata1,864 people

[All 243 villages in Manbazar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damda?2,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damda in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damda?57.7% (Census 2011)