Palamu is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 20 Taluks, 1870 villages and 9 towns in Palamu district.
As per the Census India 2011, Palamu district has 358754 households, population of 1939869 of which 1006302 are males and 933567 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 329728 which is 17% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Palamu district is around
928 compared to
948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Palamu district is 52.82% out of which 61.78% males are literate and 43.15% females are literate. The total area of Palamu is 4393 sq.km with population density of 442 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 88.35% of population lives in Urban area and 11.65% lives in Rural area. There are 27.65% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9.34% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Palamu district.
Palamu Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1939869 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1683169 | 86.77% |
| Muslim | 238295 | 12.28% |
| Christian | 6164 | 0.32% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 5681 | 0.29% |
| Religion not stated | 5354 | 0.28% |
| Sikh | 734 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 284 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 188 | 0.01% |
Palamu 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) | 84.44 | 4308.56 |
| Number of households | 39926 | 318828 |
| Total Population | 226003 | 1713866 |
| Population (%) | 52.54% | 48.21% |
| Male Population | 118751 | 887551 |
| Female Population | 107252 | 826315 |
| Sex Ratio | 903 | 931 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.36% | 50.63% |
List of Taluks in Palamu
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