Saraikela-Kharsawan District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Saraikela-Kharsawan is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1184 villages and 7 towns in Saraikela-Kharsawan district.

As per the Census India 2011, Saraikela-Kharsawan district has 221232 households, population of 1065056 of which 544411 are males and 520645 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 159596 which is 14.98% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Saraikela-Kharsawan district is around 956 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Saraikela-Kharsawan district is 57.56% out of which 67.11% males are literate and 47.57% females are literate. The total area of Saraikela-Kharsawan is 2657 sq.km with population density of 401 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 75.71% of population lives in Urban area and 24.29% lives in Rural area. There are 5.28% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 35.18% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Saraikela-Kharsawan district.

Saraikela-Kharsawan Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1065056100%
Hindu70901666.57%
Other religions and persuasions28046926.33%
Muslim635885.97%
Christian81130.76%
Religion not stated24970.23%
Sikh11140.1%
Buddhist1870.02%
Jain720.01%

Saraikela-Kharsawan Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)69.252587.75
Number of households53641167591
Total Population258746806310
Population (%)52.39%49.29%
Male Population135563408848
Female Population123183397462
Sex Ratio909972
Literacy (%)69.04%53.87%

List of Taluks in Saraikela-Kharsawan

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Adityapur(Gamharia)309072342.74902921
Chandil157949371.56425950
Gobindpur(Rajnagar)136600411.033321014
Saraikela93759262.17358976
Kharsawan88642239.19371970
Ichagarh83099267.22311960
Nimdih78639228.69344950
Kuchai64320380.93169983
Kukru52976153.46345957

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Saraikela-Kharsawan Population Facts

Number of Households221232
Population1065056
Male Population544411 (51.12%)
Female Population520645 (48.88%)
Children Population159596
Area2657 km2
Population density/km2401
Sex-ratio956
Literacy57.56%
Male Literacy67.11%
Female Literacy47.57%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %35.18%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %5.28%

Map of Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand