Dum Dum is a Municipality city in district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Dum Dum city is divided into 22 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Dum Dum Municipality has population of 114,786 of which 58,566 are males while 56,220 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8259 which is 7.20 % of total population of Dum Dum (M). In Dum Dum Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 960 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Dum Dum is around 973 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Dum Dum city is 91.99 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Dum Dum, Male literacy is around 93.08 % while female literacy rate is 90.86 %.
Dum Dum Municipality has total administration over 27,702 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Dum Dum 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Dum Dum Municipality in 2024 is approximately
161,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Dum Dum city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Dum Dum city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Dum Dum town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Dum Dum Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.20 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.98 % of total population in Dum Dum (M).
Dum Dum Work Profile
Out of total population, 41,304 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 32,040 were males while 9,264 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 41304 working population, 87.47 % were engaged in Main Work while 12.53 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.