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About Damaipur Village

Damaipur is one of the larger villages in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,161, made up of 3,164 males and 2,997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damaipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 557.16 hectares
Population 6,161
Male Population 3,164
Female Population 2,997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Damaipur compares

By the 2011 count Damaipur is the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 557.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Damaipur

Damaipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damaipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Damaipur from other places

Damaipur lies about 45 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Damaipur
Nearest railway station Khurial 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 18 km
Nearest town Manihāri 28 km
District headquarters Maldah 45 km

Villages closest to Damaipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II tehsil.

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 Damaipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Damaipur village had a population of 6,161. That makes it the 5th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Damaipur village has 3,164 males and 2,997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damaipur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Damaipur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damaipur covers 557.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damaipur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Damaipur is Khurial, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Damaipur.

Damaipur is about 45 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damaipur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Khurial is about 2.4 km away. Chanchal II is about 18 km away. Manihāri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandua (3.9 km), Aolagachhi Chaupukuria (6.0 km) and Kashimpur (7.0 km).

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

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