Damdama, Naxalbari, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Damdama


The village Damdama is located in Naxalbari C.D.Block of Darjeeling District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Naxalbari Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Damdama


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Damdama,
Darjeeling,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 734429

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Damdama


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Damdama is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Damdama is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Damdama


As per available data from the year 2009, 1294 persons live in 268 house holds in the village Damdama. There are 679 female individuals and 615 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.47% and males constitute 47.53% of the total population.

There are 13 scheduled castes persons of which 9 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 69.23% and males constitute 30.77% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1% of the total population.

There are 1252 scheduled tribes persons of which 654 are females and 598 are males. Females constitute 52.24% and males constitute 47.76% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 96.75% of the total population.

Population density of Damdama is 474.41 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Damdama


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Total area of Damdama is 272.76 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 269.32 ha. About 76.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 193.2 ha is irrigated area. About 88.97 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 12.03 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 92.2 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 3.44 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Damdama


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Damdama.

There is a government primary school in the village Damdama.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Naxalbari, which is 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Naxalbari, which is 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Naxalbari, which is 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

Colleges in Damdama


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Naxalbari, which is 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Damdama.

Other Educational Facilities in Damdama


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Naxalbari, which is less than 5 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Naxalbari, which is less than 5 kms away from Damdama.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Naxalbari, which is less than 5 kms away from Damdama.

Healthcare Facilities in Damdama


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a primary health centre with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Damdama.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Damdama.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Damdama.

There is a mobile health centre with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Damdama.

There is a family welfare centre with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Damdama.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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