Dhamsa Population, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhamsa is a village situated in Panchla block of Haora district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 768 families residing in the village Dhamsa. The total population of Dhamsa is 3,067 out of which 1,545 are males and 1,522 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhamsa is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhamsa village is 284 which is 9% of the total population. There are 145 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhamsa is 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Dhamsa village.

Population
3,067
Families
768
Literacy
83.94%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhamsa is 83.9%. Thus Dhamsa village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 87% and the female literacy rate is 80.84% in Dhamsa village.

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

Dhamsa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 284 145 139
Literacy 83.94% 87% 80.84%
Scheduled Caste 359 184 175
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 731 327 404

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dhamsa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhamsa village out of total population, 1,358 were engaged in work activities. 85.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,358 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,159 945 214
Cultivators 33 26 7
Agriculture Labourer 48 45 3
Household Industries 425 301 124
Other Workers 653 573 80
Marginal Workers 199 98 101
Non Working 1,709 502 1,207

Nearby Villages to Dhamsa,

Below are the list of villages near Dhamsa village in Panchla.

Village Population
Dakshin Panchla 2,564
Kulai 3,727
Sankhali 4,290
Satgharia 451
Ranihati 4,662
Belkulai 3,580
Jayrampur 3,261
Khayjapur 2,155
Jala Bishwanathpur 8,569
Shyamchak 240

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