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About Damodarpur Village

Damodarpur is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 510 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.44 hectares hectares.

Damodarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Area (hectares) 62.44 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 510
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Damodarpur compares

By the 2011 count Damodarpur is the 76th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 62.44 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Damodarpur

The census records public bus service for Damodarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Damodarpur from other places

Damodarpur lies about 48 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 14 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 Damodarpur
Nearest railway station Netra 14 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 31 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 48 km

Villages closest to Damodarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk 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 Damodarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Damodarpur village had a population of 987. That makes it the 76th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Damodarpur village has 510 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodarpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Damodarpur covers 62.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Damodarpur falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Damodarpur is Netra, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Damodarpur.

Damodarpur is about 48 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damodarpur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Netra is about 14 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Tamluk is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simulia (4.4 km), Chak Srikrishnapur (5.3 km) and Kismatputputa (5.6 km).

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

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