Dhamua Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dhamua is a village situated in Murshidabad Jiaganj block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 249 families residing in the village Dhamua. The total population of Dhamua is 1,049 out of which 543 are males and 506 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhamua is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhamua village is 112 which is 11% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhamua is 778 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (932) of Dhamua village.

Population
1,049
Families
249
Literacy
74.71%
Sex Ratio
932

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhamua is 74.7%. Thus Dhamua village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 83.75% and the female literacy rate is 65.21% in Dhamua village.

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

Dhamua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 112 63 49
Literacy 74.71% 83.75% 65.21%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 402 201 201
Illiterate 349 141 208

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 38.3% of total population in Dhamua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhamua village out of total population, 342 were engaged in work activities. 99.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 342 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 198 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 341 305 36
Cultivators 68 66 2
Agriculture Labourer 198 181 17
Household Industries 6 3 3
Other Workers 69 55 14
Marginal Workers 1 1 0
Non Working 707 237 470

Nearby Villages to Dhamua,

Below are the list of villages near Dhamua village in Murshidabad Jiaganj.

Village Population
Haidarpur 2,077
Dahapara 501
Farrabag 452
Rosnaiganj 417
Raitanbag 1,544
Elahiganj 2,616
Arazi Saikuli 275
Saikuli 1,053
Diar Chaitanpur 1,259
Khosbag 2,405

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