Dumka district

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

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).

Dumka district
District of Jharkhand
Top to bottom Maluti temples, Entrance gate of Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Basukinath Temple, Massanjore Dam
Interactive Map Outlining Dumka District
Location of Dumka district in Jharkhand
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	Santhal Pargana
Headquarters	Dumka
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Sri Anjaneyulu Dodde (IAS)
• Superintendent of police	Sri Pitamber Singh Kherwar (IPS)
• 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	61.02 per cent
• Sex ratio	974
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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%
source:[2]

Religion in Dumka district (2011)[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			79.06%
Islam			8.09%
Christianity			6.54%
Sarna			5.95%
Other or not stated			0.36%

According to the 2011 census Dumka district has a population of 1,321,442,^[4] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius^[5] or the US state of New Hampshire.^[6] This gives it a ranking of 370th in India (out of a total of 640).^[4] The district has a population density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).^[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.39%.^[4] Dumka has a sex ratio of 974 females for every 1000 males,^[4] and a literacy rate of 61.02%. 6.82% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.02% and 43.22% of the population respectively.^[4]

Languages of Dumka district (2011)^[7]

1. Santali (39.7%)
2. Khortha (34.4%)
3. Bengali (9.59%)
4. Hindi (6.64%)
5. 'Other' Hindi (3.02%)
6. Malto (2.40%)
7. Urdu (1.86%)
8. Others (2.34%)

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.^[7]

Politics

This section is transcluded from 6th Jharkhand Assembly. (edit | history)

District	No.	Constituency	Name	Party		Alliance		Remarks
Dumka	7	Sikaripara	Alok Kumar Soren		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		MGB
Dumka	10	Dumka	Basant Soren		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		MGB
	11	Jama	Louis Marandi		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		MGB
	12	Jarmundi	Devendra Kunwar		Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA

Villages

• Kumirdaha

See also

• Maluti temples