Dumka district

Dumka district (Hindi: दुमका जिला, Santhali: ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand, and Dumka is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district covers an area of 3716.02 km2. This district has a population of 1,321,442 (2011 Census).

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dumka.
Dumka district

दुमका ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟ
District of Jharkhand
Location of Dumka district in Jharkhand
CountryIndia
StateJharkhand
DivisionSanthal Pargana Division
HeadquartersDumka
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesDumka
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies4
Area
 • Total3,716 km2 (1,435 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,321,442
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy62.54 per cent
 • Sex ratio974
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://dumka.nic.in/

Economy

In 2006, the Indian government named Dumka one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Dumka district has a population of 1,321,442,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[3] or the US state of New Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 370th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.39%.[2] Dumka has a sex ratio of 974 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 62.54%.[2] Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 43.2% of total population.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 39.71% of the population spoke Santali, 34.44% Khortha, 9.59% Bengali, 6.64% Hindi, 2.40% Malto and 1.86% Urdu as their first language.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901417,465—    
1911434,344+0.40%
1921414,970−0.46%
1931474,314+1.35%
1941516,936+0.86%
1951537,200+0.39%
1961609,812+1.28%
1971713,444+1.58%
1981780,258+0.90%
1991950,835+2.00%
20011,106,521+1.53%
20111,321,442+1.79%
source:[6]

See also

References
  1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  2. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
  4. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Hampshire 1,316,470
  5. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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