Dhanwar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dhanwar is a Census Town city situated in Dhanwar block of Giridih district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,526 families residing in the Dhanwar city. The total population of Dhanwar is 8,777 out of which 4,531 are males and 4,246 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhanwar is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanwar city is 1353 which is 15% of the total population. There are 705 male children and 648 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanwar is 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhanwar is 82.9%. Thus Dhanwar has higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 88.6% and the female literacy rate is 76.79% in Dhanwar.

Dhanwar Census Town has total administration over 1,526 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.

Dhanwar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,353 705 648
Literacy 82.9% 74.8% 65.1%
Scheduled Caste 698 356 342
Scheduled Tribe 6 5 1
Illiterate 2,624 1,141 1,483

Caste-wise Population - Dhanwar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dhanwar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 698 356 342
Schedule Tribe 6 5 1

Religion-wise Population - Dhanwar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhanwar is 7,790 which is 88.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhanwar is 970 which is 11.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhanwar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,790 (88.75%) 3,992 3,798
Muslim 970 (11.05%) 527 443
Christian 6 (0.07%) 4 2
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 4 (0.05%) 3 1
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.06%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Dhanwar

The total literacy rate of Dhanwar was 82.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 6,153 literates, males were 3,390 while females were 2,763. Also the male literacy rate was 88.6% and the female literacy rate was 76.79% in Dhanwar.

  Dhanwar Jharkhand
Female 76.79% 55.42%
Male 88.6% 76.84%
Total 82.88% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Dhanwar

The Sex Ratio of Dhanwar is 937. Thus per every 1000 men there were 937 females in Dhanwar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Dhanwar.

Child Population - Dhanwar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,353 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhanwar. Out of which 705 were male while 648 were female.

Working Population - Dhanwar

In Dhanwar Census Town out of total population, 2,776 were engaged in work activities. 79.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,776 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,212 2,038 174
Cultivators 46 42 4
Agriculture Labourer 90 76 14
Household Industries 63 53 10
Other Workers 2,013 1,867 146
Marginal Workers 564 223 341
Non Working 6,001 2,270 3,731

Dhanwar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,777 70.1% 937

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