Damahar Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Damahar is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 173 families residing in the village Damahar. The total population of Damahar is 748 out of which 380 are males and 368 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Damahar is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Damahar village is 53 which is 7% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damahar is 1,120 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Damahar village.

Population
748
Families
173
Literacy
95.4%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Damahar is 95.4%. Thus Damahar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 96.62% and the female literacy rate is 94.12% in Damahar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Damahar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Damahar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Damahar village.

Total Male Female
Children 53 25 28
Literacy 95.4% 96.62% 94.12%
Scheduled Caste 46 25 21
Scheduled Tribe 41 25 16
Illiterate 85 37 48

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Damahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Damahar village out of total population, 211 were engaged in work activities. 96.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 211 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 127 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 204 173 31
Cultivators 66 61 5
Agriculture Labourer 127 104 23
Other Workers 11 8 3
Marginal Workers 7 4 3
Non Working 537 203 334

Nearby Villages to Damahar,

Below are the list of villages near Damahar village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Chak Shibpur 847
Latkeshabpur 1,378
Uttar Gopalpur 175
Paschim Kashipur 178
Belasthali 2,100
Harishpur 226
Bachhuria 2,440
Damodarpur 873
Baikunthapur 1,245
Takipur 998

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