# Damkal Village, Mathurapur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathurapur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Damkal

Damkal is a village in Mathurapur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,936 people in 1,245 households**, the 13th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 5,936people (2011)
- 1,245households
- 76.7%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Damkal

Of every 100 households in Damkal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Damkal · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**43%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****56%**

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Damkal?

■ Damkal · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**949

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.5% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 616 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 283 (12%) · **■** Marginal 961 (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 Mathurapur - II

- Radhakantapur Abad8,442 people
- Baribhanga Abad6,773 people
- Purbba Jatardeul6,222 people
- Nagendrapur6,041 people
- Pashchim Jatardeul5,797 people
- Baradanagar5,715 people
- Nandakumarpur5,570 people
- Purbba Shridharpur5,377 people

[All 27 villages in Mathurapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Damkal?5,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damkal in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Damkal?76.7% (Census 2011)