Dumraon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011

Dumraon is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Dumraon block of Buxar district. The Dumraon city is divided into 26 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 8,621 families residing in the Dumraon city. The total population of Dumraon is 53,618 out of which 28,498 are males and 25,120 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dumraon is 881.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dumraon city is 8361 which is 16% of the total population. There are 4361 male children and 4000 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dumraon is 917 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (881).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dumraon is 71.6%. Thus Dumraon has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.1% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 78.64% and the female literacy rate is 63.52% in Dumraon.

Population
53,618
Literacy
71.6%
Sex Ratio
881

Dumraon Nagar Parishad has total administration over 8,621 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dumraon Nagar Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dumraon Nagar Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 8,361 4,361 4,000
Literacy 71.6% 66.6% 53.4%
Scheduled Caste 5,063 2,666 2,397
Scheduled Tribe 1,125 600 525
Illiterate 21,220 9,516 11,704

Caste-wise Population - Dumraon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Dumraon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,063 2,666 2,397
Schedule Tribe 1,125 600 525

Religion-wise Population - Dumraon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dumraon is 44,961 which is 83.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dumraon is 8,548 which is 15.94% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Dumraon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 44,961 (83.85%) 23,952 21,009
Muslim 8,548 (15.94%) 4,481 4,067
Christian 59 (0.11%) 29 30
Sikh 2 (0%) 2 0
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 40 (0.07%) 27 13

Literacy Rate - Dumraon

The total literacy rate of Dumraon was 71.59% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 32,398 literates, males were 18,982 while females were 13,416. Also the male literacy rate was 78.64% and the female literacy rate was 63.52% in Dumraon.

  Dumraon Bihar
Female 63.52% 51.5%
Male 78.64% 71.2%
Total 71.59% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Dumraon

The Sex Ratio of Dumraon is 881. Thus per every 1000 men there were 881 females in Dumraon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 917 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Dumraon.


Child Population - Dumraon

According to Census 2011, there were 8,361 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Dumraon. Out of which 4,361 were male while 4,000 were female.


Working Population - Dumraon

In Dumraon Nagar Parishad out of total population, 15,577 were engaged in work activities. 76.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,577 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,046 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,891 10,377 1,514
Cultivators 1,116 1,050 66
Agriculture Labourer 2,046 1,594 452
Household Industries 940 687 253
Other Workers 7,789 7,046 743
Marginal Workers 3,686 2,541 1,145
Non Working 38,041 15,580 22,461

Dumraon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dumraon is further divided into 26 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,289 58.4% 889
2 Ward No - 2 1,765 76.9% 866
3 Ward No - 3 1,801 52.7% 817
4 Ward No - 4 4,429 57.4% 835
5 Ward No - 5 2,144 64.5% 842
6 Ward No - 6 2,783 54.5% 884
7 Ward No - 7 2,720 45.8% 876
8 Ward No - 8 1,778 60.6% 891
9 Ward No - 9 1,732 51.4% 883
10 Ward No - 10 1,923 52.3% 946
11 Ward No - 11 1,999 70% 882
12 Ward No - 12 2,638 60.2% 961
13 Ward No - 13 2,911 60.3% 840
14 Ward No - 14 2,711 66.1% 898
15 Ward No - 15 1,136 62% 906
16 Ward No - 16 2,578 70.5% 880
17 Ward No - 17 1,409 65.8% 844
18 Ward No - 18 977 60.1% 938
19 Ward No - 19 2,143 53.8% 907
20 Ward No - 20 1,461 58.7% 907
21 Ward No - 21 1,543 72.3% 833
22 Ward No - 22 2,122 60.5% 900
23 Ward No - 23 1,791 68.8% 879
24 Ward No - 24 1,691 60.7% 913
25 Ward No - 25 1,778 55.4% 902
26 Ward No - 26 1,366 63.3% 887

Map of Dumraon, Buxar, Bihar


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