Dhandera Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hardwar, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Dhandera is a Census Town city situated in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,490 families residing in the Dhandera city. The total population of Dhandera is 23,276 out of which 11,944 are males and 11,332 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhandera is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhandera city is 3158 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1698 male children and 1460 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhandera is 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhandera is 81.1%. Thus Dhandera has higher literacy rate compared to 73.4% of Hardwar district. The male literacy rate is 88.19% and the female literacy rate is 73.69% in Dhandera.

Dhandera Census Town has total administration over 4,490 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dhandera Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhandera Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 3,158 1,698 1,460
Literacy 81.1% 75.7% 64.2%
Scheduled Caste 5,265 2,743 2,522
Scheduled Tribe 7 5 2
Illiterate 6,965 2,908 4,057

Caste-wise Population - Dhandera

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhandera.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,265 2,743 2,522
Schedule Tribe 7 5 2

Religion-wise Population - Dhandera

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhandera is 17,065 which is 73.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhandera is 5,925 which is 25.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhandera as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,065 (73.32%) 8,723 8,342
Muslim 5,925 (25.46%) 3,073 2,852
Christian 47 (0.2%) 24 23
Sikh 213 (0.92%) 109 104
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 4 3
Jain 6 (0.03%) 4 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.06%) 7 6

Literacy Rate - Dhandera

The total literacy rate of Dhandera was 81.08% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 16,311 literates, males were 9,036 while females were 7,275. Also the male literacy rate was 88.19% and the female literacy rate was 73.69% in Dhandera.

  Dhandera Uttarakhand
Female 73.69% 70.01%
Male 88.19% 87.4%
Total 81.08% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Dhandera

The Sex Ratio of Dhandera is 949. Thus per every 1000 men there were 949 females in Dhandera. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Dhandera.

Child Population - Dhandera

According to Census 2011, there were 3,158 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhandera. Out of which 1,698 were male while 1,460 were female.

Working Population - Dhandera

In Dhandera Census Town out of total population, 5,465 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,465 workers engaged in Main Work, 148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,827 4,350 477
Cultivators 148 143 5
Agriculture Labourer 96 89 7
Household Industries 235 208 27
Other Workers 4,348 3,910 438
Marginal Workers 638 475 163
Non Working 17,811 7,119 10,692

Dhandera Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dhandera is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 23,276 70.1% 949

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