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Dhuilya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhuilya is a Census Town city situated in Sankrail block of Haora district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,349 families residing in the Dhuilya city. The total population of Dhuilya is 20,962 out of which 10,569 are males and 10,393 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhuilya is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhuilya city is 1681 which is 8% of the total population. There are 823 male children and 858 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhuilya is 1,043 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (983).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhuilya is 90.6%. Thus Dhuilya has higher literacy rate compared to 83.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 93.07% and the female literacy rate is 88.05% in Dhuilya.

Dhuilya Census Town has total administration over 5,349 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.

Dhuilya Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,681 823 858
Literacy 90.6% 85.8% 80.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,620 786 834
Scheduled Tribe 402 216 186
Illiterate 3,495 1,498 1,997

Caste-wise Population - Dhuilya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Dhuilya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,620 786 834
Schedule Tribe 402 216 186

Religion-wise Population - Dhuilya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhuilya is 20,497 which is 97.78% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhuilya is 124 which is 0.59% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhuilya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,497 (97.78%) 10,322 10,175
Muslim 124 (0.59%) 67 57
Christian 213 (1.02%) 113 100
Sikh 57 (0.27%) 30 27
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 7 (0.03%) 3 4
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 62 (0.3%) 33 29

Literacy Rate - Dhuilya

The total literacy rate of Dhuilya was 90.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 17,467 literates, males were 9,071 while females were 8,396. Also the male literacy rate was 93.07% and the female literacy rate was 88.05% in Dhuilya.

  Dhuilya West Bengal
Female 88.05% 70.54%
Male 93.07% 81.69%
Total 90.59% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Dhuilya

The Sex Ratio of Dhuilya is 983. Thus per every 1000 men there were 983 females in Dhuilya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,043 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Dhuilya.

Child Population - Dhuilya

According to Census 2011, there were 1,681 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhuilya. Out of which 823 were male while 858 were female.

Working Population - Dhuilya

In Dhuilya Census Town out of total population, 7,849 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,849 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,714 5,708 1,006
Cultivators 11 8 3
Agriculture Labourer 13 13 0
Household Industries 159 122 37
Other Workers 6,531 5,565 966
Marginal Workers 1,135 689 446
Non Working 13,113 4,172 8,941

Dhuilya Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 20,962 83.3% 983

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