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Damba Population - Gajapati, Orissa

Damba is a medium size village located in R.Udaygiri Block of Gajapati district, Orissa with total 74 families residing. The Damba village has population of 446 of which 219 are males while 227 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Damba village population of children with age 0-6 is 97 which makes up 21.75 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Damba village is 1037 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Damba as per census is 1021, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Damba village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Damba village was 29.51 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Damba Male literacy stands at 41.52 % while female literacy rate was 17.98 %.

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

Damba Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 74 - -
Population 446 219 227
Child (0-6) 97 48 49
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 446 219 227
Literacy 29.51 % 41.52 % 17.98 %
Total Workers 240 113 127
Main Worker 189 - -
Marginal Worker 51 11 40

Caste Factor

In Damba village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Damba village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Damba village of Gajapati.

Work Profile

In Damba village out of total population, 240 were engaged in work activities. 78.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 240 workers engaged in Main Work, 186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.