Dumka is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 10 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,761 sq km. There are 5 towns and 2,925 villages in this district.. Dumka population is estimated to be 1,836,805 in 2023.
Dumka is one of districts of Jharkhand in India, Dumka District population in 2023 is 1,836,805 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Dumka District has a population of 1,321,442 in 2011 out of which 668,514 are male and 652,928 are female. Population of Dumka in 2022 is estimated to be 1,744,304 inhabitants. Literate people are 672,409 out of 406,275 are male and 266,134 are female. People living in Dumka District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 624,779 out of which men are 367,108 and women are 257,671. Total 83,224 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 60,983 are cultivated by men and 22,241 are women. 72,157 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 46,876 and 25,281 are women. Dumka District sex ratio is 977 females per 1000 of males. Next Dumka District Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 3,761 sq km., 27 sq km is urban and 3734 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Dumka, 1,466,801 in the district, 90,178 are in urban area and 1,231,264 are in rural area. 17,409 households are in urban, 257,610 are in rural area. 65,749 literate people are in urban, 606,660 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Dumka is Hindi.
Block is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Dumka District District Blocks list in the state of Jharkhand, Block can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Dumka District is divided into 10 Blocks.
According to 2011 Census of India, Dumka District District Blocks population, Below is the list of Dumka District Blocks househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saraiyahat | 156,291 | 80,535 | 75,756 | 31,370 |
| Jarmundi | 185,286 | 94,202 | 91,084 | 37,342 |
| Ramgarh | 159,911 | 79,944 | 79,967 | 34,085 |
| Gopikandar | 42,063 | 20,999 | 21,064 | 9,272 |
| Kathikund | 71,458 | 35,598 | 35,860 | 14,973 |
| Shikaripara | 131,464 | 65,723 | 65,741 | 27,609 |
| Ranishwar | 101,667 | 51,115 | 50,552 | 22,598 |
| Dumka | 210,785 | 107,949 | 102,836 | 42,746 |
| Jama | 137,963 | 69,621 | 68,342 | 28,187 |
| Masalia | 124,554 | 62,828 | 61,726 | 26,837 |