About Dam Dama Village

Dam Dama is a mid sized village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 872 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dam Dama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dam Dama village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	316.9 hectares
Population	1,658
Male Population	872
Female Population	786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dam Dama compares

By the 2011 count Dam Dama is the 38th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 316.9 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dam Dama

Dam Dama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dam Dama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dam Dama from other places

Dam Dama lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 13 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 Dam Dama
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar Majilpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar II	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	14 km

Villages closest to Dam Dama

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

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Common questions about Dam Dama

As per the Census of India 2011, Dam Dama village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 38th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Dam Dama village has 872 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dam Dama has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dam Dama is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dam Dama covers 316.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dam Dama falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dam Dama is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dam Dama is about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dam Dama is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 13 km away. Jaynagar II is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.