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Damdama

दमदमा
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
Pincode 848503
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Damdama is a village in Vidyapati Nagar mandal, Samastipur district, Bihar, with a population of 1,443 across 263 households. The village has a literacy rate of 41.1% and is situated at coordinates 25.909°N, 87.952°E.

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virchandra singh
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LGD code
236980
Pincode
848503
Post office
Vidhyapati Nagar
Population
1,443
Households
263
Literacy rate
41.1%
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000♂
Workers
371
Distance to district centre
163 km
Distance to mandal centre
20 km
Distance to Patna
284 km
Distance to Kolkata
373 km
Nearest railway station
Surja Kama · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Damdama compares

By population, Damdama ranks #24 of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.1%
−9.5% vs mandal average
Damdama
41.1%
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
50.6%
Samastipur district
50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
860
−42 vs mandal average
Damdama
860
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
902
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
Damdama
5.5
Vidyapati Nagar mandal
5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Damdama at a glance

Damdama is a village of 1,443 people in 263 households (Census 2011) in Vidyapati Nagar block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar block. Literacy is 41%, 10 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 860 women per 1,000 men. It lies 163 km from the Samastipur district centre, 3 km from Bishunpur, the nearest town, 11 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 848503, served by Vidhyapati Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 236980. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is virchandra singh , and the village votes in Balrampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangita Devi. The population is estimated at 2,001 in 2026, up 39% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Moudhaneshpur North

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Damdama

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
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
3
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALSINGHSARAI
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MAUDHANESHPUR NORTH
Total area (ha)
83
Irrigated area (ha)
50
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Damdama

LGD code
236980
Pincode
848503
Post office
Vidhyapati Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
1,443
Population (projected 2026)
2,001
Households
263
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
860
Literacy rate
41.1%
Coordinates
25.90895°N, 87.95247°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balrampur
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sangita Devi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
virchandra singh
Block / Mandal
Vidyapati Nagar
Getting there

How to reach Damdama

Mandal centre
Vidyapati Nagar · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Samastipur · ≈ 163 km
≈ 5 h 34 min by car · 6 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,892 people
Bishunpur · ≈ 2.5 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna284 kmcapital
  • Kolkata373 km
  • Delhi1103 km
  • Hyderabad1361 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSurja Kama11 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari22 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital10 km
  • ATM / banksbi36 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance9 km
  • Collegecollege ground22 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF21 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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