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Dadhel Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Daman, Daman and Diu - Census 2011

Dadhel is a Census Town city situated in Daman taluka of Daman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 15,129 families residing in the Dadhel city. The total population of Dadhel is 52,578 out of which 39,563 are males and 13,015 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dadhel is 329.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dadhel city is 5589 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2967 male children and 2622 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dadhel is 884 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (329).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dadhel is 87.2%. Thus Dadhel has lower literacy rate compared to 88.1% of Daman district. The male literacy rate is 90.34% and the female literacy rate is 76.32% in Dadhel.

Dadhel Census Town has total administration over 15,129 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dadhel Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dadhel Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 5,589 2,967 2,622
Literacy 87.2% 83.6% 60.9%
Scheduled Caste 475 270 205
Scheduled Tribe 308 161 147
Illiterate 11,587 6,504 5,083

Caste-wise Population - Dadhel

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Dadhel.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 475 270 205
Schedule Tribe 308 161 147

Religion-wise Population - Dadhel

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dadhel is 49,063 which is 93.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dadhel is 3,195 which is 6.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dadhel as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 49,063 (93.31%) 36,882 12,181
Muslim 3,195 (6.08%) 2,472 723
Christian 200 (0.38%) 134 66
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Buddhist 76 (0.14%) 44 32
Jain 9 (0.02%) 5 4
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 25 (0.05%) 19 6

Literacy Rate - Dadhel

The total literacy rate of Dadhel was 87.24% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 87.1% of Daman and Diu. Population-wise, out of total 40,991 literates, males were 33,059 while females were 7,932. Also the male literacy rate was 90.34% and the female literacy rate was 76.32% in Dadhel.

  Dadhel Daman and Diu
Female 76.32% 79.55%
Male 90.34% 91.54%
Total 87.24% 87.1%

Sex Ratio - Dadhel

The Sex Ratio of Dadhel is 329. Thus per every 1000 men there were 329 females in Dadhel. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 329 ) of Dadhel.

Child Population - Dadhel

According to Census 2011, there were 5,589 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dadhel. Out of which 2,967 were male while 2,622 were female.

Working Population - Dadhel

In Dadhel Census Town out of total population, 36,195 were engaged in work activities. 97.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 36,195 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,346 33,075 2,271
Cultivators 111 92 19
Agriculture Labourer 40 37 3
Household Industries 31 28 3
Other Workers 35,164 32,918 2,246
Marginal Workers 849 714 135
Non Working 16,383 5,774 10,609

Dadhel Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dadhel is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 52,578 78% 329

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