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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
POPULATION OF JHARKHAND
Data regarding population are collected through censuses all over the world.
A census court offers a spectrum of population at a particular point in time covering
a wide range of demographic, social and economic attributes of population. The
Year 1872 marked the beginning of Census taking in India but the first complete and
synchronous census covering the entire country and providing vital demographic
data was conducted in 1881. The 2011 Census represents the fifteenth census of
India as reckoned from 1872 and 7th after Independence.
According to 2011 census, the populations of Jharkhand is 3,29,88,134, out of
which 1,69,30,315 are male and 1,60,57,819 are female. The position of Jharkhand is
13th, according to population in country.
l Districts having maximum Populations :
1. Ranchi 2. Dhanbad
3. Giridih 4. Purbi singhbhum
5. Bokaro
l Districts having minimum Population :
1. Lohardaga 2. Khunti
3. Simdega 4. Kodarma
5. Latehar
l Districts having highest density :
1. Dhanbad 2. Sahebganj
3. Bokaro 4. Ramgarh
l District having lowest density :
1. Simdega 2. Gumla
3. Letehar 4. West Singhbhum
l Districts having Highest literacy rate :
1. Ranchi 2. East Singhbhum
3. Dhanbad 4. Ramgarh
l District having highest male literacy rate :
1. Dhanbad 2. Ranchi
3. Bokaro. 4. Ramgarh
l District having lowest male literacy rate :
1. Pakur and Jamtara 2. Sahebganj
3. Godda 4. Chatra
l District having highest female literacy rate : Ranchi
l District having lowest female literacy rate : Pakur and Jamtara
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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
POPULATION OF JHARKHAND
Data regarding population are collected through censuses all over the world.
A census court offers a spectrum of population at a particular point in time covering
a wide range of demographic, social and economic attributes of population. The
Year 1872 marked the beginning of Census taking in India but the first complete and
synchronous census covering the entire country and providing vital demographic
data was conducted in 1881. The 2011 Census represents the fifteenth census of
India as reckoned from 1872 and 7th after Independence.
According to 2011 census, the populations of Jharkhand is 3,29,88,134, out of
which 1,69,30,315 are male and 1,60,57,819 are female. The position of Jharkhand is
13th, according to population in country.
l Districts having maximum Populations :
1. Ranchi 2. Dhanbad
3. Giridih 4. Purbi singhbhum
5. Bokaro
l Districts having minimum Population :
1. Lohardaga 2. Khunti
3. Simdega 4. Kodarma
5. Latehar
l Districts having highest density :
1. Dhanbad 2. Sahebganj
3. Bokaro 4. Ramgarh
l District having lowest density :
1. Simdega 2. Gumla
3. Letehar 4. West Singhbhum
l Districts having Highest literacy rate :
1. Ranchi 2. East Singhbhum
3. Dhanbad 4. Ramgarh
l District having highest male literacy rate :
1. Dhanbad 2. Ranchi
3. Bokaro. 4. Ramgarh
l District having lowest male literacy rate :
1. Pakur and Jamtara 2. Sahebganj
3. Godda 4. Chatra
l District having highest female literacy rate : Ranchi
l District having lowest female literacy rate : Pakur and Jamtara
The decadal growth (2001-11) of Jharkhand—22.34
l District having highest growth rate :
1. Koderma 2. Latehar
3. Chatra 4. Giridih
l Districts having lowest growth rate :
1. Dhanbad 2. Ramgarh
3. East Singhbhum 4. Bokaro
l Largest district in terms of Area : East Singhbhum
l Shortest district in terms of Area : Ramgarh
l District having highest sex ratio :
1. West Singhbhum 2. Simdega
3. Khunti 4. Gumla
l District having lowest sex ratio :
1. Dhanbad 2. Bokaro
3. Deoghar 4. Godda
l Only 3 cities having population more than 10 lakh :
1. Jamshedpur 2. Dhanbad
3. Ranchi
l Districts having highest population of SC :
1. Chatra 2. Palamu
3. Garhwa 4. Dhanbad
l District having highest population of ST :
1. Gumla 2. Lohardaga
3. West Singhbhum 4. Pakur