Dumka (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Dumka |
| Area : | 3761 km² |
| Residents : | 1,321,442 (2011) |
| Population density : | 351 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.dumka.gov.in |
Dumka is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 3761 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Dumka .
population
Population statistics have been available since 2001:
| year | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,106,521 | 1,321,442 |
The population was 1,321,442 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 31.77% and was therefore very high. Dumka has a gender ratio of 977 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. In 2011 the district had a literacy rate of 61.02% (women: 48.82%, men: 72.96%), an increase of almost 13 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average . Almost 79.1% of the population are Hindus , approx. 8.1% are Muslims , approx. 6.5% are Christians and approx. 6.3% did not state any religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 16.6% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
The district is rural and agricultural and only 6.2% of the population live in cities.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dumka District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
