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About Damua Village

Damua is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 250 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 33.33 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 250
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Damua compares

By the 2011 count Damua is the 117th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 33.33 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Damua

The census records public bus service for Damua 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dahalauda, Daisai, Dakshin Kancheswar and Dakshin Nischintapur. 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 Damua

As per the Census of India 2011, Damua village had a population of 460. That makes it the 117th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Damua village has 250 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damua has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Damua is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damua covers 33.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damua falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Damua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Damua.

Damua is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Damua today is likely to be higher.

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