Dhanwar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Giridih district, Jharkhand

Dhanwar Block of Giridih district has a total population of 267,352 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 138,380 are males while 128,972 are females. In 2011 there were a total 40,355 families residing in Dhanwar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhanwar Block is 932.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.3% people live in Urban areas while 96.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.9% while that in rural areas is 64.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dhanwar Block is 937 while that of Rural areas is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanwar Block is 50403 which is 19% of the total population. There are 25907 male children and 24496 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanwar Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Dhanwar Block.

The total literacy rate of Dhanwar Block is 65.44%. The male literacy rate is 64.72% and the female literacy rate is 40.63% in Dhanwar Block.

To facilitate the administration, Dhanwar Block is further divided into 1 town and 297 villages.

Dhanwar Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhanwar Block.

Caste-wise Population - Dhanwar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Dhanwar Block of Jharkhand.

Religion-wise Population - Dhanwar Block

Literacy Rate - Dhanwar Block

Average literacy rate of Dhanwar Block in 2011 were 65.44% in which, male and female literacy were 79.63% and 50.16% respectively. Total literate in Dhanwar Block were 141,963 of which male and female were 89,562 and 52,401 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dhanwar Block

The Sex Ratio of Dhanwar Block is 932 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 932 females in Dhanwar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Dhanwar Block.

Child Population - Dhanwar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 50,403 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhanwar Block. Out of which 25,907 were male while 24,496 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhanwar Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,526 families under Dhanwar Block living in urban areas while 1,526 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.3% of total population of Dhanwar Block lives in Urban areas while 96.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,353 while that in rural regions is 49,050.

Working Population - Dhanwar Block

In Dhanwar Block out of total population, 123,743 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 123,743 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,098 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,770 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Blocks from Dhanwar Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Dhanwar Block in Giridih district.

Dhanwar Block Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Dhanwar, Jharkhand - Wikipedia