Pashchimi Singhbhum is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1,673 villages and 11 towns in Pashchimi Singhbhum district.
As per the Census India 2011, Pashchimi Singhbhum district has 302,046 households, population of 1,502,338 of which 749,385 are males and 752,953 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 261,493 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 7,224 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,502,338 | 100% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 945,864 | 62.96% |
| Hindu | 423,937 | 28.22% |
| Christian | 87,587 | 5.83% |
| Muslim | 38,103 | 2.54% |
| Religion not stated | 5,460 | 0.36% |
| Sikh | 946 | 0.06% |
| Buddhist | 389 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 52 | 0% |
Pashchimi Singhbhum 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) | 114 | 7,110 |
| Number of households | 44,752 | 257,294 |
| Total Population | 218,034 | 1,284,304 |
| Population (%) | 51.24% | 50.35% |
| Male Population | 111,728 | 637,657 |
| Female Population | 106,306 | 646,647 |
| Sex Ratio | 951 | 1014 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.08% | 44.41% |
List of Taluks in Pashchimi Singhbhum
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Chakradharpur | 197,953 | 395 | 501 | 998 |
| Chaibasa | 155,954 | 210 | 741 | 984 |
| Noamundi | 113,333 | 613 | 185 | 980 |
| Jagannathpur | 99,169 | 312 | 318 | 1013 |
| Manoharpur | 90,142 | 968 | 93 | 982 |
| Bandgaon | 87,072 | 488 | 178 | 1002 |
| Khuntpani | 83,047 | 416 | 200 | 1022 |
| Sonua | 77,697 | 202 | 385 | 1012 |
| Goilkera | 74,019 | 534 | 139 | 992 |
| Majhgaon | 72,616 | 285 | 255 | 1024 |
| Manjhari | 68,450 | 320 | 214 | 1035 |
| Hat Gamharia | 67,226 | 296 | 227 | 1012 |
| Tantnagar | 63,910 | 204 | 313 | 1030 |
| Tonto | 59,918 | 643 | 93 | 1011 |
| Kumardungi | 55,352 | 294 | 188 | 1031 |
| Jhinkpani | 53,792 | 124 | 433 | 1044 |
| Anandpur | 44,406 | 308 | 144 | 1004 |
| Gudri | 38,282 | 612 | 63 | 969 |
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