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Dhopatala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chandrapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Dhopatala is a Census Town city situated in Rajura taluka of Chandrapur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,153 families residing in the Dhopatala city. The total population of Dhopatala is 4,945 out of which 2,577 are males and 2,368 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhopatala is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhopatala city is 294 which is 6% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 137 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhopatala is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhopatala is 91.2%. Thus Dhopatala has higher literacy rate compared to 80% of Chandrapur district. The male literacy rate is 95.25% and the female literacy rate is 86.73% in Dhopatala.

Dhopatala Census Town has total administration over 1,153 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.

Dhopatala Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 294 157 137
Literacy 91.2% 89.4% 81.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,654 853 801
Scheduled Tribe 345 180 165
Illiterate 705 272 433

Caste-wise Population - Dhopatala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Dhopatala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,654 853 801
Schedule Tribe 345 180 165

Religion-wise Population - Dhopatala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhopatala is 4,057 which is 82.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhopatala is 217 which is 4.39% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhopatala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,057 (82.04%) 2,131 1,926
Muslim 217 (4.39%) 111 106
Christian 77 (1.56%) 30 47
Sikh 11 (0.22%) 6 5
Buddhist 578 (11.69%) 297 281
Jain 2 (0.04%) 1 1
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.04%) 0 2

Literacy Rate - Dhopatala

The total literacy rate of Dhopatala was 91.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 4,240 literates, males were 2,305 while females were 1,935. Also the male literacy rate was 95.25% and the female literacy rate was 86.73% in Dhopatala.

  Dhopatala Maharashtra
Female 86.73% 75.87%
Male 95.25% 88.38%
Total 91.16% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Dhopatala

The Sex Ratio of Dhopatala is 919. Thus per every 1000 men there were 919 females in Dhopatala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Dhopatala.

Child Population - Dhopatala

According to Census 2011, there were 294 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhopatala. Out of which 157 were male while 137 were female.

Working Population - Dhopatala

In Dhopatala Census Town out of total population, 1,587 were engaged in work activities. 85.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,587 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,361 1,150 211
Cultivators 10 6 4
Agriculture Labourer 13 8 5
Household Industries 14 13 1
Other Workers 1,324 1,123 201
Marginal Workers 226 140 86
Non Working 3,358 1,287 2,071

Dhopatala Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,945 85.7% 919

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