Duma Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Duma is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 684 families residing in the village Duma. The total population of Duma is 2,976 out of which 1,536 are males and 1,440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Duma is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Duma village is 337 which is 11% of the total population. There are 187 male children and 150 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Duma is 802 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Duma village.

Population
2,976
Families
684
Literacy
71.88%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Duma is 71.9%. Thus Duma village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 78.65% and the female literacy rate is 64.81% in Duma village.

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

Duma Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 337 187 150
Literacy 71.88% 78.65% 64.81%
Scheduled Caste 1,866 943 923
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 1,079 475 604

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 62.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Duma village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Duma village out of total population, 1,061 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,061 workers engaged in Main Work, 309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 371 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 980 909 71
Cultivators 309 299 10
Agriculture Labourer 371 330 41
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 295 276 19
Marginal Workers 81 21 60
Non Working 1,915 606 1,309

Nearby Villages to Duma,

Below are the list of villages near Duma village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Diangamanik 1,490
Gadadharpur 2,380
Chhota Sehana 1,275
Barnagaria 4,789
Jhikra 1,968
Noradaha 888
Byasati 325
Jhaudanga 3,476
Angrail 6,978
Goal Bathan 1,712

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