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Damda Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Damda is a small village located in Manbazar - I Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 43 families residing. The Damda village has population of 192 of which 95 are males while 97 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Damda village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 15.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Damda village is 1021 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Damda as per census is 765, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Damda village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Damda village was 43.21 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Damda Male literacy stands at 53.85 % while female literacy rate was 33.33 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Damda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Damda village.

Damda Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 43 - -
Population 192 95 97
Child (0-6) 30 17 13
Schedule Caste 131 62 69
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 43.21 % 53.85 % 33.33 %
Total Workers 66 56 10
Main Worker 1 - -
Marginal Worker 65 55 10

Caste Factor

In Damda village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.23 % of total population in Damda village. The village Damda currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Damda village out of total population, 66 were engaged in work activities. 1.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 98.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 66 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.