Domkal Community Development Block, with population of about 3.6 lakh is Murshidabad district's the 2nd most populous sub district, located in Murshidabad district of the state West Bengal in India. There are 77 villages in the sub district, among them Garaimari is the most populous village with population of about 29 thousand and Char Momenpur is the least populous village with population of 48. Garaimari is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 24 km2 and Sambhu Nagar is the smallest with 0 km2.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 3.6 lakh people, among them about 1.9 lakh (51%) are male and about 1.8 lakh (49%) are female. 97% of the whole population are from general caste, 3% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Domkal community development block is 13%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 89 thousand households in the sub district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
100% population of Domkal community development block live in the Domkal Sub District rural part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
363,976 |
353,242 |
9,515 |
1,219 |
45,641 |
| Male |
186,182 |
180,707 |
4,866 |
609 |
23,264 |
| Female |
177,794 |
172,535 |
4,649 |
610 |
22,377 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 90% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Hindus which contribute 10% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 956 in Hindus are 950.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
363,976 |
36,972 |
326,459 |
168 |
16 |
11 |
30 |
0 |
320 |
| Male |
186,182 |
18,958 |
166,940 |
92 |
6 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
165 |
| Female |
177,794 |
18,014 |
159,519 |
76 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
155 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 16.8% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 3.1 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 17.6% which is 1.6% higher than male population growth rate of 16%. General caste population has increased by 17.4%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -7.6%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 98.9% and child population has decreased by -11.7% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
16.8% |
17.4% |
-7.6% |
98.9% |
-11.7% |
| Male |
16% |
16.7% |
-7.9% |
93.3% |
-10.4% |
| Female |
17.6% |
18.2% |
-7.3% |
104.7% |
-13% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 955 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 955, in schedule caste is 955 and in schedule tribe is 1002. There are 962 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 13 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 28 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
13 |
13 |
6 |
56 |
-28 |
| 2011 |
955 |
955 |
955 |
1002 |
962 |
| 2001 |
942 |
942 |
949 |
946 |
990 |
Literacy
Total about 2 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 1.1 lakh are male and about 98 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Domkal is 64%. 64% of male and 63% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 12%. Male literacy has gone up by 9% and female literacy rate has gone up by 15%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
12.4% |
9.8% |
15.1% |
| 2011 |
63.9% |
64.5% |
63.3% |
| 2001 |
51.5% |
54.7% |
48.2% |
Workers profile
Domkal has 35% (about 1.3 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 58% male and 11% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 9% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 5% of total female population are main and 6% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
35.2% |
27.5% |
7.7% |
64.8% |
| Male |
58.4% |
49.3% |
9.1% |
41.6% |
| Female |
11% |
4.7% |
6.3% |
89% |