Damodarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Damodarpur is a village situated in Puncha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 457 families residing in the village Damodarpur. The total population of Damodarpur is 2,303 out of which 1,134 are males and 1,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Damodarpur is 1,031.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Damodarpur village is 345 which is 15% of the total population. There are 164 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damodarpur is 1,104 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,031) of Damodarpur village.

Population
2,303
Families
457
Literacy
62.87%
Sex Ratio
1,031

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Damodarpur is 62.9%. Thus Damodarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 76.49% and the female literacy rate is 49.49% in Damodarpur village.

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

Damodarpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 345 164 181
Literacy 62.87% 76.49% 49.49%
Scheduled Caste 289 142 147
Scheduled Tribe 487 228 259
Illiterate 1,072 392 680

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.1% of total population in Damodarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Damodarpur village out of total population, 1,385 were engaged in work activities. 48.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,385 workers engaged in Main Work, 307 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 224 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 673 437 236
Cultivators 307 209 98
Agriculture Labourer 224 109 115
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 135 112 23
Marginal Workers 712 260 452
Non Working 918 437 481

Nearby Villages to Damodarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Damodarpur village in Puncha.

Village Population
Lapara 3,267
Bhatadi 5
Chhatalalpur 473
Laulara 2,743
Gangadi 999
Panrui 1,855
Bhutam 1,139
Tatari 1,622
Gagda 852
Bahadurpur 180

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