Duma is a medium size village located in Jama Block of Dumka district, Jharkhand with total 76 families residing. The Duma village has population of 397 of which 205 are males while 192 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Duma village population of children with age 0-6 is 74 which makes up 18.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Duma village is 937 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Duma as per census is 897, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.
Duma village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Duma village was 45.51 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Duma Male literacy stands at 62.05 % while female literacy rate was 28.03 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Duma village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Duma village.
Duma Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
76 |
- |
- |
| Population |
397 |
205 |
192 |
| Child (0-6) |
74 |
39 |
35 |
| Schedule Caste |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Schedule Tribe |
206 |
109 |
97 |
| Literacy |
45.51 % |
62.05 % |
28.03 % |
| Total Workers |
204 |
127 |
77 |
| Main Worker |
5 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
199 |
125 |
74 |
Caste Factor
In Duma village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST).
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 51.89 % of total population in Duma village.
There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Duma village of Dumka.
Work Profile
In Duma village out of total population, 204 were engaged in work activities. 2.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 204 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.