Dumra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Dumra is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Dumra block of Sitamarhi district. The Dumra city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,043 families residing in the Dumra city. The total population of Dumra is 15,674 out of which 8,724 are males and 6,950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dumra is 797.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dumra city is 1867 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1048 male children and 819 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dumra is 781 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (797).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dumra is 87.9%. Thus Dumra has higher literacy rate compared to 52.1% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 89.38% and the female literacy rate is 85.96% in Dumra.

Dumra Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,043 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dumra Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dumra Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,867 1,048 819
Literacy 87.9% 78.6% 75.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,883 1,037 846
Scheduled Tribe 22 13 9
Illiterate 3,543 1,863 1,680

Caste-wise Population - Dumra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dumra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,883 1,037 846
Schedule Tribe 22 13 9

Religion-wise Population - Dumra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dumra is 15,267 which is 97.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dumra is 365 which is 2.33% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dumra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,267 (97.4%) 8,478 6,789
Muslim 365 (2.33%) 218 147
Christian 8 (0.05%) 5 3
Sikh 5 (0.03%) 2 3
Buddhist 5 (0.03%) 5 0
Jain 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 22 (0.14%) 14 8

Literacy Rate - Dumra

The total literacy rate of Dumra was 87.86% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 12,131 literates, males were 6,861 while females were 5,270. Also the male literacy rate was 89.38% and the female literacy rate was 85.96% in Dumra.

  Dumra Bihar
Female 85.96% 51.5%
Male 89.38% 71.2%
Total 87.86% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Dumra

The Sex Ratio of Dumra is 797. Thus per every 1000 men there were 797 females in Dumra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 781 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 797 ) of Dumra.

Child Population - Dumra

According to Census 2011, there were 1,867 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dumra. Out of which 1,048 were male while 819 were female.

Working Population - Dumra

In Dumra Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,817 were engaged in work activities. 74.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,817 workers engaged in Main Work, 289 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 287 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,573 3,174 399
Cultivators 289 279 10
Agriculture Labourer 287 279 8
Household Industries 95 84 11
Other Workers 2,902 2,532 370
Marginal Workers 1,244 849 395
Non Working 10,857 4,701 6,156

Dumra Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dumra is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 860 72.4% 928
2 Ward No - 2 2,336 77.2% 842
3 Ward No - 3 1,398 80.5% 953
4 Ward No - 4 1,157 88.2% 872
5 Ward No - 5 1,022 60.6% 879
6 Ward No - 6 1,727 69.9% 853
7 Ward No - 7 1,882 65.6% 401
8 Ward No - 8 826 81.2% 916
9 Ward No - 9 1,594 86.5% 822
10 Ward No - 10 1,348 83.8% 834
11 Ward No - 11 1,524 86.4% 868

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