Dhamdha Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Durg district, Chhattisgarh

Dhamdha Tehsil of Durg district has a total population of 269,990 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 135,480 are males while 134,510 are females. In 2011 there were a total 56,046 families residing in Dhamdha Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhamdha Tehsil is 993.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 24.3% people live in Urban areas while 75.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.3% while that in rural areas is 72.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dhamdha Tehsil is 978 while that of Rural areas is 998.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhamdha Tehsil is 39344 which is 15% of the total population. There are 20139 male children and 19205 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhamdha Tehsil is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Dhamdha Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dhamdha Tehsil is 74.62%. The male literacy rate is 72.22% and the female literacy rate is 55.21% in Dhamdha Tehsil.

Population
269,990
Literacy
74.62%
Sex Ratio
993

To facilitate the administration, Dhamdha Tehsil is further divided into 5 towns and 162 villages.

Dhamdha Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhamdha Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 39,344 20,139 19,205
Literacy 74.62% 72.22% 55.21%
Scheduled Caste 49,410 24,559 24,851
Scheduled Tribe 14,558 7,327 7,231
Illiterate 97,893 37,642 60,251

Caste-wise Population - Dhamdha Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Dhamdha Tehsil of Chhattisgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 49,410 24,559 24,851
Schedule Tribe 14,558 7,327 7,231

Religion-wise Population - Dhamdha Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 264,682 (98.03%) 132,754 131,928
Muslim 2,667 (0.99%) 1,361 1,306
Christian 724 (0.27%) 344 380
Sikh 556 (0.21%) 292 264
Buddhist 338 (0.13%) 184 154
Jain 543 (0.2%) 293 250
Other Religion 426 (0.16%) 228 198
No Religion Specified 54 (0.02%) 24 30

Literacy Rate - Dhamdha Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dhamdha Tehsil in 2011 were 74.62% in which, male and female literacy were 84.82% and 64.4% respectively. Total literate in Dhamdha Tehsil were 172,097 of which male and female were 97,838 and 74,259 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dhamdha Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dhamdha Tehsil is 993 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 993 females in Dhamdha Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Dhamdha Tehsil.


Child Population - Dhamdha Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 39,344 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhamdha Tehsil. Out of which 20,139 were male while 19,205 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhamdha Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 13,897 families under Dhamdha Tehsil living in urban areas while 13,897 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 24.3% of total population of Dhamdha Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 75.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 8,810 while that in rural regions is 30,534.

Total Urban Rural
Population 269,990 65,499 204,491
Children (0 - 6 years) 39,344 8,810 30,534
Schedule Caste 49,410 9,690 39,720
Schedule Tribe 14,558 3,509 11,049
Literacy 74.62% 80.26% 72.78%
Sex Ratio 993 978 998

Working Population - Dhamdha Tehsil

In Dhamdha Tehsil out of total population, 124,679 were engaged in work activities. 78.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 124,679 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,824 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36,701 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 97,764 64,917 32,847
Cultivators 28,824 18,355 10,469
Agriculture Labourer 36,701 19,711 16,990
Household Industries 1,488 964 524
Other Workers 30,751 25,887 4,864
Marginal Workers 26,915 9,795 17,120
Non Working 145,311 60,768 84,543

Nearby Tehsils from Dhamdha Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Dhamdha Tehsil in Durg district.


Dhamdha Tehsil Map


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