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Dumka population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 1,321,442 people
Households 275,019 PCA households
Literacy rate 61.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.28% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,321,442 1,231,264 90,178 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 275,019 257,610 17,409 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 219,449 207,804 11,645 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.61% 16.88% 12.91% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 977 983 895 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 966 968 918 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 672,409 606,660 65,749 Literacy rate% 61.02% 59.28% 83.72% Male literacy rate% 72.96% 71.65% 89.16% Female literacy rate% 48.82% 46.72% 77.62% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 79,614 71,695 7,919 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 571,077 565,629 5,448 Total workersCensus workers 624,779 597,372 27,407 Work participation rate% 47.28% 48.52% 30.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 237,479 216,205 21,274 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 387,300 381,167 6,133 Non-workerspeople 696,663 633,892 62,771
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 275,019 households and 1,321,442 residents. Urban residents made up 6.82% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.18%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.96% for males and 48.82% for females. Of 624,779 workers, 38.01% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 83,224 110,178 Agricultural labourers 72,157 230,927 Household industry workers 10,346 12,760 Other workers 71,752 33,435
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801791 47,584 people within this district · Town
Census code 801790 17,123 people within this district · Town
Census code 371567 10,034 people within this district · Census town
Census code 371565 8,320 people within this district · Census town
Census code 371566 7,117 people within this district · Census town