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Damkal Population - South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal

Damkal is a large village located in Mathurapur - II Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal with total 1245 families residing. The Damkal village has population of 5936 of which 3099 are males while 2837 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Damkal village population of children with age 0-6 is 736 which makes up 12.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Damkal village is 915 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Damkal as per census is 978, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Damkal village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Damkal village was 76.73 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Damkal Male literacy stands at 84.23 % while female literacy rate was 68.46 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Damkal 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 Damkal village.

Damkal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,245 - -
Population 5,936 3,099 2,837
Child (0-6) 736 372 364
Schedule Caste 2,690 1,408 1,282
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.73 % 84.23 % 68.46 %
Total Workers 2,265 1,862 403
Main Worker 1,304 - -
Marginal Worker 961 619 342

Caste Factor

In Damkal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.32 % of total population in Damkal village. The village Damkal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Damkal village out of total population, 2265 were engaged in work activities. 57.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2265 workers engaged in Main Work, 616 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 396 were Agricultural labourer.