Dhanbad Population, Caste, Working Data Sahibganj, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dhanbad is a village situated in Taljhari block of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 248 families residing in the village Dhanbad. The total population of Dhanbad is 1,250 out of which 656 are males and 594 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhanbad is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanbad village is 225 which is 18% of the total population. There are 126 male children and 99 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanbad is 786 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Dhanbad village.

Population
1,250
Families
248
Literacy
46.05%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhanbad is 46%. Thus Dhanbad village has higher literacy rate compared to 42% of Sahibganj district. The male literacy rate is 56.6% and the female literacy rate is 34.75% in Dhanbad village.

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

Dhanbad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 225 126 99
Literacy 46.05% 56.6% 34.75%
Scheduled Caste 174 84 90
Scheduled Tribe 226 115 111
Illiterate 778 356 422

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.1% of total population in Dhanbad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhanbad village out of total population, 431 were engaged in work activities. 99.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 431 workers engaged in Main Work, 139 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 429 318 111
Cultivators 139 85 54
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 278 223 55
Marginal Workers 2 2 0
Non Working 819 336 483

Nearby Villages to Dhanbad,

Below are the list of villages near Dhanbad village in Taljhari.

Village Population
Maharajpur Bazar 643
Mehdipur 612
Kaliyani 4,094
Mehdipokher 188
Kadampur 17
Banjhi 112
Belbathan 169
Hardi 129
Phuljhari 46
Purliya 91

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