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Dumra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dumra is a Census Town city situated in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,286 families residing in the Dumra city. The total population of Dumra is 6,772 out of which 3,562 are males and 3,210 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dumra is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dumra city is 904 which is 13% of the total population. There are 479 male children and 425 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dumra is 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dumra is 77.9%. Thus Dumra has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 88.39% and the female literacy rate is 66.21% in Dumra.

Dumra Census Town has total administration over 1,286 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.

Dumra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 904 479 425
Literacy 77.9% 76.5% 57.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,107 1,100 1,007
Scheduled Tribe 103 54 49
Illiterate 2,203 837 1,366

Caste-wise Population - Dumra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Dumra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,107 1,100 1,007
Schedule Tribe 103 54 49

Religion-wise Population - Dumra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dumra is 6,626 which is 97.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dumra is 83 which is 1.23% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dumra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,626 (97.84%) 3,492 3,134
Muslim 83 (1.23%) 41 42
Christian 42 (0.62%) 19 23
Sikh 20 (0.3%) 10 10
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Dumra

The total literacy rate of Dumra was 77.86% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 4,569 literates, males were 2,725 while females were 1,844. Also the male literacy rate was 88.39% and the female literacy rate was 66.21% in Dumra.

  Dumra Jharkhand
Female 66.21% 55.42%
Male 88.39% 76.84%
Total 77.86% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Dumra

The Sex Ratio of Dumra is 901. Thus per every 1000 men there were 901 females in Dumra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Dumra.

Child Population - Dumra

According to Census 2011, there were 904 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dumra. Out of which 479 were male while 425 were female.

Working Population - Dumra

In Dumra Census Town out of total population, 2,135 were engaged in work activities. 67% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,135 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,431 1,255 176
Cultivators 2 2 0
Agriculture Labourer 7 4 3
Household Industries 29 18 11
Other Workers 1,393 1,231 162
Marginal Workers 704 431 273
Non Working 4,637 1,876 2,761

Dumra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,772 67.5% 901

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