| Dumka district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Jharkhand |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Dumka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santhal Pargana |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Dumka |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 3716 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1,321,442 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 61.02 per cent |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 974 |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Dumka |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 4 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
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 km. This district has a population of 1,321,442 (2011 Census).
In 2006, the Indian government named Dumka one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
According to the 2011 census Dumka district has a population of 1,321,442,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[3] or the US state of New Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 370th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 300PD/sqkm.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.39%.[2] Dumka has a sex ratio of 974 females for every 1000 males,[2] 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.[2]
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.[5]