South Dum Dum
| South Dum Dum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
| State : |
 India
|
||
| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Uttar 24 Pargana | ||
| Sub-district : | Barakpur | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 37 ′ N , 88 ° 24 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 9.2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 403,316 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 43,839 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | sddm.ind.in | ||
South Dum Dum ( Bengali : দক্ষিণ দমদম , South Dam Dam ) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal with around 403,000 inhabitants (2011 census). It is located in the Uttar 24 Pargana district and is part of the Kolkata agglomeration .
history
The South Dum Dum Congregation was founded in 1870. The name is derived from a British armory called Dum Dum Arsenal.
The city experienced rapid population growth when it was overrun by a wave of refugees from what was then East Pakistan when India was partitioned in 1947 .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published regularly since 1991; for South Dum Dum there are, however, older figures. The strong increase in the urban population is mainly due to the immigration of families from rural regions.
| year | 1901 | 1951 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 10,904 | 61,391 | 230.266 | 232.811 | 392,444 | 403.316 |
South Dum Dum has a gender ratio of 995 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The city had a literacy rate of 92.09% in 2011 (men: 94.25%, women: 89.92%). Literacy is thus far above the national average and that of West Bengal. Almost 95.7% of the population are Hindus , approx. 2.5% are Muslims , approx. 0.8% are Christians , approx. 0.5% are Jainas , approx. 0.2% each are Sikhs and Buddhists and approx 0.1% stated no religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 7.1% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
The city is connected to downtown Kolkata by the Kolkata Railway and Metro .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF file; 151 kB)
- ^ South Dum Dum Municipality . Barrackpore administration. 28th July 2018.
- ↑ DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK NORTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANAS. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ↑ South Dum Dum City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .