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About Damda Village

Damda is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,302, made up of 1,711 males and 1,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 340.75 hectares
Population 3,302
Male Population 1,711
Female Population 1,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Damda compares

By the 2011 count Damda is the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 340.75 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Damda

Damda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Damda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakra, Chandradi, Chipida and Chirka. 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 Damda

As per the Census of India 2011, Damda village had a population of 3,302. That makes it the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Damda village has 1,711 males and 1,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damda has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Damda is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damda covers 340.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damda falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Damda 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 village for Damda.

Damda is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Damda today is likely to be higher.

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