Jharkhand is one of state in India with population of 32,988,134. There are 24 districts, 259 Taluks, 32,394 villages and 229 towns in Jharkhand.
As per the Census India 2011, Jharkhand has 6,254,781 households, population of 32,988,134 of which 16,930,315 are males and 16,057,819 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5,389,495 which is 16.34% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jharkhand state is around
948 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Jharkhand state is 55.56% out of which 64.28% males are literate and 46.37% females are literate. The total area of Jharkhand is 79,716 sq.km with population density of 414 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 75.95% of population lives in Urban area and 24.05% lives in Rural area. There are 12.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 26.21% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jharkhand.
Jharkhand Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 32,988,134 | 100% |
| Hindu | 22,376,051 | 67.83% |
| Muslim | 4,793,994 | 14.53% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4,235,786 | 12.84% |
| Christian | 1,418,608 | 4.3% |
| Sikh | 71,422 | 0.22% |
| Religion not stated | 68,343 | 0.21% |
| Jain | 14,974 | 0.05% |
| Buddhist | 8,956 | 0.03% |
Jharkhand Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 2,249 | 77,467 |
| Number of households | 1,525,412 | 4,729,369 |
| Total Population | 7,933,061 | 25,055,073 |
| Population (%) | 52.36% | 49.01% |
| Male Population | 4,153,829 | 12,776,486 |
| Female Population | 3,779,232 | 12,278,587 |
| Sex Ratio | 910 | 961 |
| Literacy (%) | 71.66% | 50.46% |
List of Districts in Jharkhand
Check out complete list of all districts in Jharkhand
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Ranchi | 2,914,253 | 5,097 | 572 | 949 |
| Dhanbad | 2,684,487 | 2,040 | 1316 | 909 |
| Giridih | 2,445,474 | 4,962 | 493 | 944 |
| Purbi Singhbhum | 2,293,919 | 3,562 | 644 | 949 |
| Bokaro | 2,062,330 | 2,883 | 715 | 922 |
| Palamu | 1,939,869 | 4,393 | 442 | 928 |
| Hazaribagh | 1,734,495 | 3,555 | 488 | 947 |
| Pashchimi Singhbhum | 1,502,338 | 7,224 | 208 | 1005 |
| Deoghar | 1,492,073 | 2,477 | 602 | 925 |
| Garhwa | 1,322,784 | 4,093 | 323 | 935 |
| Dumka | 1,321,442 | 3,761 | 351 | 977 |
| Godda | 1,313,551 | 2,266 | 580 | 938 |
| Sahibganj | 1,150,567 | 2,063 | 558 | 952 |
| Saraikela-Kharsawan | 1,065,056 | 2,657 | 401 | 956 |
| Chatra | 1,042,886 | 3,718 | 280 | 953 |
| Gumla | 1,025,213 | 5,360 | 191 | 993 |
| Ramgarh | 949,443 | 1,341 | 708 | 921 |
| Pakur | 900,422 | 1,811 | 497 | 989 |
| Jamtara | 791,042 | 1,811 | 437 | 954 |
| Latehar | 726,978 | 4,291 | 169 | 967 |
| Kodarma | 716,259 | 2,540 | 282 | 950 |
| Simdega | 599,578 | 3,774 | 159 | 997 |
| Khunti | 531,885 | 2,535 | 210 | 997 |
| Lohardaga | 461,790 | 1,502 | 307 | 985 |
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