Dumra Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sitamarhi district, Bihar
Dumra Block of Sitamarhi district has total population of 438,240 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 232,865 are males while 205,375 are females. In 2011 there were total 88,115 families residing in Dumra Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dumra Block is 882.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 25.5% people lives in Urban areas while 74.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.2% while that in the rural areas is 50.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dumra Block is 871% while that of Rural areas is 886.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dumra Block is 81977 which is 19% of the total population. There are 42735 male children and 39242 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dumra Block is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Dumra Block.
The total literacy rate of Dumra Block is 57.63%. The male literacy rate is 53.55% and the female literacy rate is 39.26% in Dumra Block.
To facilitate the administration, Dumra Block is further divided into 5 towns and 73 villages.
Dumra Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dumra Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 81,977 | 42,735 | 39,242 |
| Literacy | 57.63% | 53.55% | 39.26% |
| Scheduled Caste | 45,555 | 24,266 | 21,289 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 149 | 84 | 65 |
| Illiterate | 232,922 | 108,174 | 124,748 |
Caste-wise Population - Dumra Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dumra Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 45,555 | 24,266 | 21,289 |
| Schedule Tribe | 149 | 84 | 65 |
Religion-wise Population - Dumra Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 349,195 | (79.68%) | 186,518 | 162,677 |
| Muslim | 87,523 | (19.97%) | 45,549 | 41,974 |
| Christian | 374 | (0.09%) | 196 | 178 |
| Sikh | 31 | (0.01%) | 18 | 13 |
| Buddhist | 35 | (0.01%) | 21 | 14 |
| Jain | 34 | (0.01%) | 19 | 15 |
| Other Religion | 3 | (0%) | 2 | 1 |
| No Religion Specified | 1,045 | (0.24%) | 542 | 503 |
Literacy Rate - Dumra Block
Average literacy rate of Dumra Block in 2011 were 57.63% in which, male and female literacy were 65.58% and 48.53% respectively. Total literate in Dumra Block were 205,318 of which male and female were 124,691 and 80,627 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Dumra Block
The Sex Ratio of Dumra Block is 882 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 882 females in Dumra Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Dumra Block.
Child Population - Dumra Block
According to Census 2011, there were 81,977 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dumra Block. Out of which 81,977 were male while 81,977 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Dumra Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 21,212 families under Dumra Block living in urban areas while 21,212 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 25.5% of total population of Dumra Block lives in Urban areas while 74.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 17,013 while that in rural region is 64,964.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 438,240 | 111,908 | 326,332 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 81,977 | 17,013 | 64,964 |
| Schedule Caste | 45,555 | 8,565 | 36,990 |
| Schedule Tribe | 149 | 86 | 63 |
| Literacy | 57.63% | 76.19% | 50.89% |
| Sex Ratio | 882 | 871 | 886 |
Working Population - Dumra Block
In Dumra Block out of total population, 139,256 were engaged in work activities. 73.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 139,256 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,305 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38,163 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 101,897 | 87,332 | 14,565 |
| Cultivators | 17,305 | 15,275 | 2,030 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 38,163 | 33,062 | 5,101 |
| Household Industries | 4,419 | 2,779 | 1,640 |
| Other Workers | 42,010 | 36,216 | 5,794 |
| Marginal Workers | 37,359 | 23,485 | 13,874 |
| Non Working | 298,984 | 122,048 | 176,936 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dumra, Bihar - Wikipedia