JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Dumka: 13.2 lakh people, one story

People
13,21,442
Area
3,761 km²
Literacy
61.02%
Sex ratio
977
Big number13.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 351 to every km².See the numbers →

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DumkaJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Dumka are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Dumka in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.2 lakh#11/24 in Jharkhand
Area3,761 km²#9/24 in Jharkhand
Population density351 per km²#15/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio977 females per 1000 males#7/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)966 girls per 1000 boys#7/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate61.02%#17/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy48.82%#17/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population6.8%#20/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

61.0% can read. 977 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.076.8
Female literacy
48.855.4
Scheduled Castes
6.012.1
Scheduled Tribes
43.226.2
Living in towns
6.824.0

Gender literacy gap: 24.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 79.1%
  • Muslim 8.1%
  • Christian 6.5%
  • Other / not stated 6.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.2 lakh workers, 47.3% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 31.0%
    • Farm labourers 48.5%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 16.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      19.036.3
      Latrine at home
      8.217.5
      Tap water
      3.110.2
      LPG / PNG
      3.69.2
      Phone
      23.038.1
      Television
      9.921.3
      Bicycle
      53.646.7
      Two-wheeler
      7.112.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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