Dhamaun Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011

Dhamaun is a village situated in Patori block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,920 families residing in the village Dhamaun. The total population of Dhamaun is 17,144 out of which 9,125 are males and 8,019 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhamaun is 879.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhamaun village is 3250 which is 19% of the total population. There are 1723 male children and 1527 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhamaun is 886 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (879) of Dhamaun village.

Population
17,144
Families
2,920
Literacy
62.89%
Sex Ratio
879

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhamaun is 62.9%. Thus Dhamaun village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 72.9% and the female literacy rate is 51.48% in Dhamaun village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhamaun village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dhamaun Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhamaun village.

Total Male Female
Children 3,250 1,723 1,527
Literacy 62.89% 72.9% 51.48%
Scheduled Caste 1,408 757 651
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 8,406 3,729 4,677

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhamaun village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhamaun village out of total population, 4,543 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,543 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,451 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 948 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,972 3,710 262
Cultivators 2,451 2,349 102
Agriculture Labourer 948 849 99
Household Industries 34 33 1
Other Workers 539 479 60
Marginal Workers 571 374 197
Non Working 12,601 5,041 7,560

Nearby Villages to Dhamaun,

Below are the list of villages near Dhamaun village in Patori.

Village Population
Araia 1,655
Rupauli Chausima 1,269
Sarhad Madho 1,294
Hasanpur 11,969
Chandpura 1,184
Inaetpur 7,305
Fatehpur 2,084
Mirzapur 2,879
Dumduma 560
Chandpur 4,838

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