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

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Damda

Damda is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,302 people in 544 households**, the 8th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,302people (2011)
- 544households
- 62.4%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damda

Of every 100 households in Damda in 2011, 39 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Damda · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****31%**

**44%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**934

Working population ****26.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 49.3% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 447 (51%) · **■** Marginal 352 (40%)

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 Purulia - I

- Bhul4,147 people
- Sindri3,957 people
- Manguria3,808 people
- Suklara3,730 people
- Chakda3,275 people
- Belkundi3,183 people
- Kotloi3,151 people
- Ghagharjuri3,092 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damda?3,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damda in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damda?62.4% (Census 2011)