Dhusmar Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Dhusmar is a village situated in Jalalgarh block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 510 families residing in the village Dhusmar. The total population of Dhusmar is 2,521 out of which 1,266 are males and 1,255 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhusmar is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhusmar village is 444 which is 18% of the total population. There are 211 male children and 233 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhusmar is 1,104 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Dhusmar village.

Population
2,521
Families
510
Literacy
21.81%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhusmar is 21.8%. Thus Dhusmar village has lower literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 27.11% and the female literacy rate is 16.34% in Dhusmar village.

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

Dhusmar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 444 211 233
Literacy 21.81% 27.11% 16.34%
Scheduled Caste 121 49 72
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,068 980 1,088

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhusmar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhusmar village out of total population, 783 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 783 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 573 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 665 500 165
Cultivators 80 59 21
Agriculture Labourer 573 434 139
Other Workers 12 7 5
Marginal Workers 118 33 85
Non Working 1,738 733 1,005

Nearby Villages to Dhusmar,

Below are the list of villages near Dhusmar village in Jalalgarh.

Village Population
Bhatgawan 2,609
Dihia 259
Ratauli 1,076
Dihia 3,024
Dukrail 1,371
Bharaili 5,372
Chak 2,810
Sarsauni 2,060
Sauntha 3,475
Bijulia 1,581

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