# Dugda, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Bokaro, Jharkhand 

# Dugda

Dugda is a town in Chandrapura sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand (census town). The 2011 Census counted **22,740 people** in 4,306 households. Literacy was 78.9%.

- 22,740people (2011)
- 4,306households
- 78.9%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dugda

■ Dugda · ■ Bokaro urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**894

Working population ****25.8%**

**27.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dugda

Of every 100 households in Dugda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dugda · ■ Bokaro urban average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**36%

Tap water ****55%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**11%

Use banking services ****77%**

**79%

Television ****67%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****53%**

**49%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Dugda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,324 (74%) · **■** Household industry 132 (2%) · **■** Farming 116 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,284 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Dugda changed?

From 15,209 in 1991 to 22,740 in 2011.

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Dugda in numbers and road distances

- Density1,850 per km²
- Annual rainfall926 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 46 °C

### Road distances

- Ranchi (state capital)130 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bokaro Steel CITY (city of 1 lakh+)50 km by road
- Dhanbad (city of 5 lakh+)41 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Dugda

### Civic services

- Pucca roads12 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets2,361
- Water storage2,082 kl
- Electricity — homes3,838
- Electricity — industry8

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 9 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1
- ●Dispensaries2 · 2 beds

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools7 govt · 11 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt · 1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** cocking coal and coal.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Dugda

- Hospitals1 in Dugda
- Petrol pumps1 in Dugda

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dugda?22,740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dugda in?Bokaro district, Jharkhand
- What was the population of Dugda in 1991?15,209