Dandidih Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dandidih is a Census Town city situated in Giridih block of Giridih district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,237 families residing in the Dandidih city. The total population of Dandidih is 7,769 out of which 4,008 are males and 3,761 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dandidih is 938.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dandidih city is 1446 which is 19% of the total population. There are 770 male children and 676 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dandidih is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dandidih is 71.2%. Thus Dandidih has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.1% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 79.37% and the female literacy rate is 62.59% in Dandidih.

Population
7,769
Literacy
71.2%
Sex Ratio
938

Dandidih Census Town has total administration over 1,237 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dandidih Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dandidih Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,446 770 676
Literacy 71.2% 64.1% 51.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,800 925 875
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 3,268 1,438 1,830

Caste-wise Population - Dandidih

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dandidih.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,800 925 875
Schedule Tribe 5 3 2

Religion-wise Population - Dandidih

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dandidih is 3,506 which is 45.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dandidih is 4,190 which is 53.93% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Dandidih as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,506 (45.13%) 1,828 1,678
Muslim 4,190 (53.93%) 2,148 2,042
Christian 30 (0.39%) 18 12
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 43 (0.55%) 14 29

Literacy Rate - Dandidih

The total literacy rate of Dandidih was 71.18% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 4,501 literates, males were 2,570 while females were 1,931. Also the male literacy rate was 79.37% and the female literacy rate was 62.59% in Dandidih.

  Dandidih Jharkhand
Female 62.59% 55.42%
Male 79.37% 76.84%
Total 71.18% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Dandidih

The Sex Ratio of Dandidih is 938. Thus per every 1000 men there were 938 females in Dandidih. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Dandidih.


Child Population - Dandidih

According to Census 2011, there were 1,446 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Dandidih. Out of which 770 were male while 676 were female.


Working Population - Dandidih

In Dandidih Census Town out of total population, 1,981 were engaged in work activities. 83.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,981 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,646 1,552 94
Cultivators 2 2 0
Agriculture Labourer 4 4 0
Household Industries 24 23 1
Other Workers 1,616 1,523 93
Marginal Workers 335 306 29
Non Working 5,788 2,150 3,638

Dandidih Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dandidih is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,769 57.9% 938

Map of Dandidih, Giridih, Jharkhand


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