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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kuresha khatun
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- LGD code
- 329789
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population
- 2,846
- Households
- 558
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,085
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 260 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1045 km
- Nearest railway station
- Radhagaon · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Maa Sharda Charitable Hospital and Research Centre · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dambera compares
By population, Dambera ranks #7 of 112 villages in Jaipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.3%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Dambera43.3%
Jaipur mandal48.1%
Purulia district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+10 vs mandal average
Dambera944
Jaipur mandal934
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Dambera5.1
Jaipur mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dambera at a glance
Dambera is a village of 2,846 people in 558 households (Census 2011) in Jaipur block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 7th-largest of 112 villages in Jaipur block. Literacy is 43%, 5 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Purulia district centre, 22 km from Madhupur, the nearest town, 5 km from Radhagaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723201, served by Garjaipur post office; the LGD village code is 329789. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maa Sharda Charitable Hospital and Research Centre, 10 km away. The sarpanch is kuresha khatun. The population is estimated at 3,184 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dambera
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 462.39
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 103.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.63
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dambera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dambera
- LGD code
- 329789
- Pincode
- 723201
- Post office
- Garjaipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,846
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,184
- Households
- 558
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.56008°N, 86.05595°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kuresha khatun
- Block / Mandal
- Jaipur
Getting there
How to reach Dambera
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata260 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1045 km
- Delhi1047 km
- Chennai1315 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRadhagaon5 km
- Hospital / PHCMaa Sharda Charitable Hospital and Research Centre10 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM16 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum13 km
- CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University36 km
- Police stationBarora Police Station34 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Dambera
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- 🏫Khegora School (AMVPS)School4.7 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)