Doda District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Jammu and Kashmir) - Census 2011

Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has total population of 409,936 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 213,641 are males while 196,295 are females. In 2011 there were total 79,636 families residing in Doda district. The Average Sex Ratio of Doda district is 919.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8% people lives in Urban areas while 92% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.6% while that in the rural areas is 62.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Doda district is 795 while that of Rural areas is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Doda district is 71240 which is 17% of the total population. There are 36862 male children and 34378 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Doda is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Doda district.

The total literacy rate of Doda district is 64.68%. The male literacy rate is 64.88% and the female literacy rate is 40.99% in Doda district.

Population
409,936
Families
79,636
Literacy
64.68%
Sex Ratio
919

To facilitate the administration, Doda district is further divided into 4 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Doda Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Doda district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 71,240 36,862 34,378
Literacy 64.68% 64.88% 40.99%
Scheduled Caste 53,408 27,209 26,199
Scheduled Tribe 39,216 20,377 18,839
Illiterate 190,853 75,021 115,832

Caste-wise Population - Doda district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.6% of total population in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 53,408 27,209 26,199
Schedule Tribe 39,216 20,377 18,839

Religion-wise Population - Doda district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 187,621 (45.77%) 98,252 89,369
Muslim 220,614 (53.82%) 114,372 106,242
Christian 472 (0.12%) 324 148
Sikh 422 (0.1%) 286 136
Buddhist 21 (0.01%) 9 12
Jain 22 (0.01%) 11 11
Other Religion 42 (0.01%) 24 18
No Religion Specified 722 (0.18%) 363 359

Literacy Rate - Doda district

The total literacy rate of Doda district was 64.68% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 219,083 literates, males were 138,620 while females were 80,463. Also the male literacy rate was 78.41% and the female literacy rate was 49.69% in Doda district.

  Doda district Jammu and Kashmir
Female 49.69% 56.43%
Male 78.41% 76.75%
Total 64.68% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Doda district

The Sex Ratio of Doda district is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Doda district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Doda district.

Population Density - Doda district

The total area of Doda district is 8,912 km2. Thus the density of Doda district is 46 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 20 sq. km. area is under urban region while 8,892 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Doda district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Doda, 7.97% people lived in urban regions while 92.03% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 32,689 out of which 18,211 were males while remaining 14,478 were females. In rural areas of Doda, male population was 195,430 while female population was 181,817.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Doda was 795 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Doda was 831 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Doda were 4,033 which is 12.34% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Doda was 930 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Doda was 939 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Doda for urban regions was 85.61 percent in which males were 92.46% literate while female literacy stood at 76.94%. The total literate population of Doda was 219,083. Similarly in rural areas of Doda, the average literacy rate was 62.75 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 77.02% and 47.38% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Doda were 194,550.

Rural Urban
Population % 92.03% 7.97%
Total population 377,247 32,689
Male population 195,430 18,211
Female population 181,817 14,478
Sex ratio 930 795
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 939 831
Child population 67,207 4,033
Literates 194,550 24,533
Average literacy 62.75% 85.61%
Male literacy 77.02% 92.46%
Female literacy 47.38% 76.94%

Child Population - Doda district

According to Census 2011, there were 71,240 children between age 0 to 6 years in Doda district. Out of which 36,862 were male while 34,378 were female.

Working Population - Doda district

In Doda district out of total population, 151,912 were engaged in work activities. 52.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 151,912 workers engaged in Main Work, 24,049 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,938 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 79,377 68,349 11,028
Cultivators 24,049 20,380 3,669
Agriculture Labourer 3,938 3,516 422
Household Industries 579 472 107
Other Workers 50,811 43,981 6,830
Marginal Workers 72,535 32,795 39,740
Non Working 258,024 112,497 145,527

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