Godda District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Godda is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 2,302 villages and 3 towns in Godda district.

As per the Census India 2011, Godda district has 253,648 households, population of 1,313,551 of which 677,927 are males and 635,624 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 241,784 which is 18.41% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Godda district is around 938 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Godda district is 46.02% out of which 55.49% males are literate and 35.92% females are literate. The total area of Godda is 2,266 sq.km with population density of 580 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 95.1% of population lives in Urban area and 4.9% lives in Rural area. There are 8.8% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 21.26% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Godda district.

Godda Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,313,551100%
Hindu937,12671.34%
Muslim289,18222.02%
Other religions and persuasions47,0673.58%
Christian37,7952.88%
Religion not stated2,0410.16%
Buddhist1280.01%
Jain1150.01%
Sikh970.01%

Godda Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)152,251
Number of households11,833241,815
Total Population64,4191,249,132
Population (%)52.81%48.45%
Male Population34,020643,907
Female Population30,399605,225
Sex Ratio894940
Literacy (%)70.12%44.78%

List of Taluks in Godda

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Godda district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Godda270,255355760922
Mahagama196,9761601235931
Poreyahat187,489476394957
Meherma146,3251251170911
Boarijor138,330388356973
Pathargama115,662165701935
Thakurgangti99,603831201922
Bashant Rai93,448811155934
Sundarpahari65,463433151990

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Godda Population Facts

Number of Households253,648
Population1,313,551
Male Population677,927 (51.61%)
Female Population635,624 (48.39%)
Children Population241,784
Area2,266 km2
Population density/km2580
Sex-ratio938
Literacy46.02%
Male Literacy55.49%
Female Literacy35.92%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %21.26%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.8%

Map of Godda, Jharkhand