Saraikela-Kharsawan is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1,184 villages and 7 towns in Saraikela-Kharsawan district.
As per the Census India 2011, Saraikela-Kharsawan district has 221,232 households, population of 1,065,056 of which 544,411 are males and 520,645 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 159,596 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 2,657 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,065,056 | 100% |
| Hindu | 709,016 | 66.57% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 280,469 | 26.33% |
| Muslim | 63,588 | 5.97% |
| Christian | 8,113 | 0.76% |
| Religion not stated | 2,497 | 0.23% |
| Sikh | 1,114 | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 187 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 72 | 0.01% |
Saraikela-Kharsawan 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) | 69 | 2,588 |
| Number of households | 53,641 | 167,591 |
| Total Population | 258,746 | 806,310 |
| Population (%) | 52.39% | 49.29% |
| Male Population | 135,563 | 408,848 |
| Female Population | 123,183 | 397,462 |
| Sex Ratio | 909 | 972 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.04% | 53.87% |
List of Taluks in Saraikela-Kharsawan
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