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Dharmapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dharmapur is a Census Town city situated in Chinsurah - Magra block of Hugli district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,096 families residing in the Dharmapur city. The total population of Dharmapur is 8,456 out of which 4,265 are males and 4,191 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharmapur is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharmapur city is 719 which is 9% of the total population. There are 374 male children and 345 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharmapur is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharmapur is 83.7%. Thus Dharmapur has higher literacy rate compared to 81.8% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 89.54% and the female literacy rate is 77.74% in Dharmapur.

Dharmapur Census Town has total administration over 2,096 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.

Dharmapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 719 374 345
Literacy 83.7% 81.7% 71.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,172 2,115 2,057
Scheduled Tribe 190 89 101
Illiterate 1,982 781 1,201

Caste-wise Population - Dharmapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Dharmapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,172 2,115 2,057
Schedule Tribe 190 89 101

Religion-wise Population - Dharmapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dharmapur is 8,272 which is 97.82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dharmapur is 94 which is 1.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dharmapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,272 (97.82%) 4,160 4,112
Muslim 94 (1.11%) 56 38
Christian 19 (0.22%) 7 12
Sikh 5 (0.06%) 2 3
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 24 (0.28%) 16 8
No Religion Specified 40 (0.47%) 23 17

Literacy Rate - Dharmapur

The total literacy rate of Dharmapur was 83.68% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 6,474 literates, males were 3,484 while females were 2,990. Also the male literacy rate was 89.54% and the female literacy rate was 77.74% in Dharmapur.

  Dharmapur West Bengal
Female 77.74% 70.54%
Male 89.54% 81.69%
Total 83.68% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Dharmapur

The Sex Ratio of Dharmapur is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Dharmapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Dharmapur.

Child Population - Dharmapur

According to Census 2011, there were 719 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharmapur. Out of which 374 were male while 345 were female.

Working Population - Dharmapur

In Dharmapur Census Town out of total population, 3,461 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,461 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,142 2,403 739
Cultivators 5 3 2
Agriculture Labourer 32 23 9
Household Industries 86 61 25
Other Workers 3,019 2,316 703
Marginal Workers 319 116 203
Non Working 4,995 1,746 3,249

Dharmapur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,456 76.6% 983

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