Purbi Singhbhum is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 11 Taluks, 1748 villages and 16 towns in Purbi Singhbhum district.
As per the Census India 2011, Purbi Singhbhum district has 476931 households, population of 2293919 of which 1176902 are males and 1117017 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 296626 which is 12.93% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Purbi Singhbhum district is around
949 compared to
948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Purbi Singhbhum district is 65.73% out of which 72.78% males are literate and 58.3% females are literate. The total area of Purbi Singhbhum is 3562 sq.km with population density of 644 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 44.44% of population lives in Urban area and 55.56% lives in Rural area. There are 4.86% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28.51% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Purbi Singhbhum district.
Purbi Singhbhum Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2293919 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1550178 | 67.58% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 465367 | 20.29% |
| Muslim | 203999 | 8.89% |
| Sikh | 38544 | 1.68% |
| Christian | 30172 | 1.32% |
| Religion not stated | 3097 | 0.14% |
| Jain | 1670 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist | 892 | 0.04% |
Purbi 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) | 187.28 | 3374.72 |
| Number of households | 258771 | 218160 |
| Total Population | 1274591 | 1019328 |
| Population (%) | 51.97% | 49.53% |
| Male Population | 662404 | 514498 |
| Female Population | 612187 | 504830 |
| Sex Ratio | 924 | 981 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.29% | 53.76% |
List of Taluks in Purbi Singhbhum
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