Purba Damdim Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purba Damdim is a village situated in Mal block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 414 families residing in the village Purba Damdim. The total population of Purba Damdim is 1,930 out of which 1,006 are males and 924 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Damdim is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Damdim village is 270 which is 14% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Damdim is 985 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Purba Damdim village.

Population
1,930
Families
414
Literacy
66.02%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Damdim is 66%. Thus Purba Damdim village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 73.45% and the female literacy rate is 57.85% in Purba Damdim village.

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

Purba Damdim Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 270 136 134
Literacy 66.02% 73.45% 57.85%
Scheduled Caste 64 39 25
Scheduled Tribe 296 155 141
Illiterate 834 367 467

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.3% of total population in Purba Damdim village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purba Damdim village out of total population, 727 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 727 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 205 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 468 424 44
Cultivators 128 123 5
Agriculture Labourer 205 195 10
Other Workers 135 106 29
Marginal Workers 259 128 131
Non Working 1,203 454 749

Nearby Villages to Purba Damdim,

Below are the list of villages near Purba Damdim village in Mal.

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