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About Damra Village

Damra is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 251 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 104.55 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 251
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damra compares

By the 2011 count Damra is the 113th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 104.55 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Damra

Damra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Kumira, Chhota Lachhipur, Chhota Lalpur and Chhota Nabagram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Damra

As per the Census of India 2011, Damra village had a population of 504. That makes it the 113th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Damra village has 251 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damra has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Damra is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damra covers 104.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Damra falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Damra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Damra.

Damra is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Damra today is likely to be higher.

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