Pashchimi Singhbhum District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Pashchimi Singhbhum is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1673 villages and 11 towns in Pashchimi Singhbhum district.

As per the Census India 2011, Pashchimi Singhbhum district has 302046 households, population of 1502338 of which 749385 are males and 752953 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 261493 which is 17.41% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Pashchimi Singhbhum district is around 1005 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Pashchimi Singhbhum district is 48.43% out of which 58.62% males are literate and 38.29% females are literate. The total area of Pashchimi Singhbhum is 7224 sq.km with population density of 208 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 85.49% of population lives in Urban area and 14.51% lives in Rural area. There are 3.79% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 67.31% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pashchimi Singhbhum district.

Pashchimi Singhbhum Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1502338100%
Other religions and persuasions94586462.96%
Hindu42393728.22%
Christian875875.83%
Muslim381032.54%
Religion not stated54600.36%
Sikh9460.06%
Buddhist3890.03%
Jain520%

Pashchimi Singhbhum Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)113.927110.08
Number of households44752257294
Total Population2180341284304
Population (%)51.24%50.35%
Male Population111728637657
Female Population106306646647
Sex Ratio9511014
Literacy (%)72.08%44.41%

List of Taluks in Pashchimi Singhbhum

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chakradharpur197953394.88501998
Chaibasa155954210.34741984
Noamundi113333612.68185980
Jagannathpur99169312.083181013
Manoharpur90142968.0993982
Bandgaon87072487.851781002
Khuntpani83047415.882001022
Sonua77697201.903851012
Goilkera74019534.28139992
Majhgaon72616284.512551024
Manjhari68450319.732141035
Hat Gamharia67226296.412271012
Tantnagar63910204.083131030
Tonto59918643.25931011
Kumardungi55352294.011881031
Jhinkpani53792124.114331044
Anandpur44406308.061441004
Gudri38282611.8663969

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Pashchimi Singhbhum Population Facts

Number of Households302046
Population1502338
Male Population749385 (49.88%)
Female Population752953 (50.12%)
Children Population261493
Area7224 km2
Population density/km2208
Sex-ratio1005
Literacy48.43%
Male Literacy58.62%
Female Literacy38.29%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %67.31%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %3.79%

Map of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand