# Dumka District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ District · Jharkhand # Dumka district Dumka is a district of Jharkhand, 11th of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,321,442 people** in 10 sub-districts, 5 towns and 2,925 villages; 7% lived in towns. The largest town is [Dumka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/dumka/dumka/) (47,584). - 1,321,442people (2011) - 10sub-districts - 5towns - 61.0%literacy ## Who lives in Dumka? Dumka had **1,321,442 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.0% of Jharkhand's population and 11th of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 977 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jharkhand figure of 948; 7th of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 966 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 4.8 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Dumka? 61.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jharkhand's 66.4%), 17th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 73.0% and women at 48.8% — a gap of 24.1 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Dumka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/dumka/) (74.7%) and lowest in [Gopikandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/gopikandar/) (50.1%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Dumka do for a living? 47.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 39.5%). Of all workers, 13% farmed their own land, 12% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 11% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 62% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 25% of workers here, against 25% across Jharkhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Saraiyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/) (38% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dumka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/dumka/) (13% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 62 (62%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Dumka 6.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), 20th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 5 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 3 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Dumka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/dumka/dumka/) with 47,584 people, home to 53% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Dumka Dumka had 2,925 census villages, 2,688 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 458 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Nonihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/nonihat/) (6,400), [Asanbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/asanbani/) (4,972), [Hansdiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/hansdiha/) (4,182), [Mandaldih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/mandaldih/) (4,179) and [Bariara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/bariara/) (4,145). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Dumka compared with Jharkhand ■ Dumka · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **948 Working population ****47.3%** **39.7% 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 Dumka Of every 100 households in Dumka in 2011, 23 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dumka · ■ Electricity for lighting ****23%** Toilet within the home ****10%** No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** Tap water ****4%** Drinking water within premises ****8%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****44%** Television ****12%** Mobile phone ****26%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****26%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Dumka Sub-district People Villages Towns [Saraiyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/saraiyahat/) 156,291 352 0 [Jarmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/) 185,286 512 1 [Ramgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ramgarh/) 159,911 347 0 [Gopikandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/gopikandar/) 42,063 129 0 [Kathikund](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/kathikund/) 71,458 197 0 [Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/) 131,464 261 0 [Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/) 101,667 217 0 [Dumka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/dumka/) 210,785 273 4 [Jama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/) 137,963 320 0 [Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/) 124,554 317 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Dumka - Dumka · 47,584 - Basukinath · 17,123 - Purana Dumka · 10,034 - Rasikpur · 8,320 - Dudhani · 7,117 ## Largest villages in Dumka - Nonihat · 6,400 - Asanbani · 4,972 - Hansdiha · 4,182 - Mandaldih · 4,179 - Bariara · 4,145 - Nawadih · 3,804 - Pandarjori · 3,511 - Sarua · 3,283 - Pirargaria · 3,260 - Pathra · 3,229 - Lakshikumri · 3,161 - Karaya · 3,093 - Saraiya · 3,034 - Dhaka · 2,756 - Bara · 2,737 - Telia Chak Bazar · 2,735 - Ranibahal · 2,684 - Dhanbhasa · 2,667 - Sikaripara · 2,646 - Asansol · 2,582 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Dumka?10: Saraiyahat, Jarmundi, Ramgarh, Gopikandar, Kathikund, Shikaripara, Ranishwar, Dumka, Jama, Masalia - What is the population of Dumka district?1,321,442 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Dumka?Dumka