Dharapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam - Census 2011

Dharapur is a Census Town city situated in Azara circle of Kamrup Metropolitan district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,796 families residing in the Dharapur city. The total population of Dharapur is 8,095 out of which 4,117 are males and 3,978 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharapur is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharapur city is 727 which is 9% of the total population. There are 388 male children and 339 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharapur is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharapur is 89.4%. Thus Dharapur has higher literacy rate compared to 88.7% of Kamrup Metropolitan district. The male literacy rate is 94.02% and the female literacy rate is 84.67% in Dharapur.

Dharapur Census Town has total administration over 1,796 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.

Dharapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 727 388 339
Literacy 89.4% 85.2% 77.5%
Scheduled Caste 195 103 92
Scheduled Tribe 33 18 15
Illiterate 1,508 611 897

Caste-wise Population - Dharapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Dharapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 195 103 92
Schedule Tribe 33 18 15

Religion-wise Population - Dharapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dharapur is 6,365 which is 78.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dharapur is 1,711 which is 21.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dharapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,365 (78.63%) 3,237 3,128
Muslim 1,711 (21.14%) 866 845
Christian 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Sikh 4 (0.05%) 4 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 7 (0.09%) 5 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.06%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Dharapur

The total literacy rate of Dharapur was 89.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 6,587 literates, males were 3,506 while females were 3,081. Also the male literacy rate was 94.02% and the female literacy rate was 84.67% in Dharapur.

  Dharapur Assam
Female 84.67% 66.27%
Male 94.02% 77.85%
Total 89.4% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Dharapur

The Sex Ratio of Dharapur is 966. Thus per every 1000 men there were 966 females in Dharapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Dharapur.

Child Population - Dharapur

According to Census 2011, there were 727 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharapur. Out of which 388 were male while 339 were female.

Working Population - Dharapur

In Dharapur Census Town out of total population, 2,623 were engaged in work activities. 86.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,623 workers engaged in Main Work, 278 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,260 2,010 250
Cultivators 278 276 2
Agriculture Labourer 27 25 2
Household Industries 12 8 4
Other Workers 1,943 1,701 242
Marginal Workers 363 245 118
Non Working 5,472 1,862 3,610

Dharapur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,095 81.4% 966

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