Ranchi District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Ranchi is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 18 Taluks, 1311 villages and 15 towns in Ranchi district.

As per the Census India 2011, Ranchi district has 569444 households, population of 2914253 of which 1494937 are males and 1419316 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 401214 which is 13.77% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Ranchi district is around 949 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Ranchi district is 65.59% out of which 72.59% males are literate and 58.21% females are literate. The total area of Ranchi is 5097 sq.km with population density of 572 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 56.86% of population lives in Urban area and 43.14% lives in Rural area. There are 5.25% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 35.76% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Ranchi district.

Ranchi Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2914253100%
Hindu161223955.32%
Other religions and persuasions67744523.25%
Muslim41075914.09%
Christian1939746.66%
Religion not stated113450.39%
Sikh48260.17%
Jain27330.09%
Buddhist9320.03%

Ranchi Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)280.984816.02
Number of households243209326235
Total Population12573351656918
Population (%)52.05%49.27%
Male Population654409840528
Female Population602926816390
Sex Ratio921971
Literacy (%)76.19%57.54%

List of Taluks in Ranchi

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Ranchi district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kanke1317499432.403047924
Namkum145841496.36294967
Tamar I132672520.79255978
Mandar128585242.30531974
Silli113798303.61375959
Bero113090296.89381973
Angara112759406.31278984
Chanho107503282.55380980
Ormanjhi94137235.01401944
Burmu89889323.04278969
Bundu82975263.94314963
Khelari78219135.14579929
Sonahatu77252303.96254974
Ratu76565108.83704974
Nagri76442156.16490983
Lapung63053310.172031013
Rahe53916179.51300972
Itki50058100.05500984

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Ranchi Population Facts

Number of Households569444
Population2914253
Male Population1494937 (51.3%)
Female Population1419316 (48.7%)
Children Population401214
Area5097 km2
Population density/km2572
Sex-ratio949
Literacy65.59%
Male Literacy72.59%
Female Literacy58.21%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %35.76%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %5.25%

Map of Ranchi, Jharkhand