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Dhamua Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhamua is a Census Town city situated in Magrahat - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,265 families residing in the Dhamua city. The total population of Dhamua is 10,055 out of which 5,166 are males and 4,889 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhamua is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhamua city is 1110 which is 11% of the total population. There are 540 male children and 570 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhamua is 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhamua is 78.1%. Thus Dhamua has higher literacy rate compared to 77.5% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 84.61% and the female literacy rate is 71.17% in Dhamua.

Dhamua Census Town has total administration over 2,265 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.

Dhamua Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,110 540 570
Literacy 78.1% 75.8% 62.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,154 2,664 2,490
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 3,067 1,252 1,815

Caste-wise Population - Dhamua

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhamua.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,154 2,664 2,490
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Religion-wise Population - Dhamua

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhamua is 7,904 which is 78.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhamua is 1,980 which is 19.69% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhamua as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,904 (78.61%) 4,060 3,844
Muslim 1,980 (19.69%) 1,024 956
Christian 148 (1.47%) 73 75
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.2%) 8 12

Literacy Rate - Dhamua

The total literacy rate of Dhamua was 78.12% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 6,988 literates, males were 3,914 while females were 3,074. Also the male literacy rate was 84.61% and the female literacy rate was 71.17% in Dhamua.

  Dhamua West Bengal
Female 71.17% 70.54%
Male 84.61% 81.69%
Total 78.12% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Dhamua

The Sex Ratio of Dhamua is 946. Thus per every 1000 men there were 946 females in Dhamua. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,056 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Dhamua.

Child Population - Dhamua

According to Census 2011, there were 1,110 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhamua. Out of which 540 were male while 570 were female.

Working Population - Dhamua

In Dhamua Census Town out of total population, 3,566 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,566 workers engaged in Main Work, 205 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 246 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,882 2,480 402
Cultivators 205 197 8
Agriculture Labourer 246 240 6
Household Industries 256 202 54
Other Workers 2,175 1,841 334
Marginal Workers 684 478 206
Non Working 6,489 2,208 4,281

Dhamua Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,055 69.5% 946

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