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Dugda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dugda is a Census Town city situated in Chandrapura block of Bokaro district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,306 families residing in the Dugda city. The total population of Dugda is 22,740 out of which 11,912 are males and 10,828 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dugda is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dugda city is 2715 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1428 male children and 1287 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dugda is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dugda is 78.9%. Thus Dugda has higher literacy rate compared to 72% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 88.1% and the female literacy rate is 68.73% in Dugda.

Dugda Census Town has total administration over 4,306 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.

Dugda Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,715 1,428 1,287
Literacy 78.9% 77.5% 60.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,827 1,463 1,364
Scheduled Tribe 1,240 623 617
Illiterate 6,946 2,676 4,270

Caste-wise Population - Dugda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.5% of total population in Dugda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,827 1,463 1,364
Schedule Tribe 1,240 623 617

Religion-wise Population - Dugda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dugda is 20,836 which is 91.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dugda is 845 which is 3.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dugda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,836 (91.63%) 10,942 9,894
Muslim 845 (3.72%) 446 399
Christian 386 (1.7%) 180 206
Sikh 176 (0.77%) 94 82
Buddhist 17 (0.07%) 11 6
Jain 5 (0.02%) 3 2
Other Religion 463 (2.04%) 229 234
No Religion Specified 12 (0.05%) 7 5

Literacy Rate - Dugda

The total literacy rate of Dugda was 78.87% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 15,794 literates, males were 9,236 while females were 6,558. Also the male literacy rate was 88.1% and the female literacy rate was 68.73% in Dugda.

  Dugda Jharkhand
Female 68.73% 55.42%
Male 88.1% 76.84%
Total 78.87% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Dugda

The Sex Ratio of Dugda is 909. Thus per every 1000 men there were 909 females in Dugda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 909 ) of Dugda.

Child Population - Dugda

According to Census 2011, there were 2,715 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dugda. Out of which 1,428 were male while 1,287 were female.

Working Population - Dugda

In Dugda Census Town out of total population, 5,856 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,856 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,572 3,998 574
Cultivators 86 74 12
Agriculture Labourer 30 29 1
Household Industries 132 95 37
Other Workers 4,324 3,800 524
Marginal Workers 1,284 1,007 277
Non Working 16,884 6,907 9,977

Dugda Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 22,740 69.5% 909

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