Dumka district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. 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).
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Dumka district | |
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District of Jharkhand | |
Top: Maluti temples Bottom: Mayurakshi River near Massanjore Dam | |
![]() Location of Dumka district in Jharkhand | |
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Division | Santhal Pargana |
Headquarters | Dumka |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Dumka |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 4 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,716 km2 (1,435 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,321,442 |
• Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 62.54 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 974 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | dumka |
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]
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%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.02% and 43.22% of the population respectively.[2]
Religion in Dumka district (2011)[2] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 79.06% | |||
Islam | 8.09% | |||
Christianity | 6.54% | |||
Sarna | 5.95% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.36% |
Hindus are 79.06%, Muslims are 8.09%, Christians 6.54% and Sarna 5.95%.
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. 3.02% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Hindi.[5]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 417,465 | — |
1911 | 434,344 | +0.40% |
1921 | 414,970 | −0.46% |
1931 | 474,314 | +1.35% |
1941 | 516,936 | +0.86% |
1951 | 537,200 | +0.39% |
1961 | 609,812 | +1.28% |
1971 | 713,444 | +1.58% |
1981 | 780,258 | +0.90% |
1991 | 950,835 | +2.00% |
2001 | 1,106,521 | +1.53% |
2011 | 1,321,442 | +1.79% |
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7 | Sikaripara | Nalin Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | UPA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Dumka | Basant Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | UPA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Jama | Sita Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | UPA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Jarmundi | Badal Patralekh | Indian National Congress | UPA | Cabinet Minister
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