Jharkhand State, with population of about 3 crore is India's the 14th most populous state. Total geographical area of Jharkhand state is about 80 thousand km2 and it is the 14th smallest state by area in the country. Population density of the state is 414 persons per km2. There are 24 districts in the state, among them Ranchi is the most populous district with population of about 29.1 lakh and Lohardaga is the least populous district with population of about 4.6 lakh. Pashchimi Singhbhum is the biggest district in the state with an area of 7224 km2 and Ramgarh is the smallest with 1341 km2.
Demographics
The state is home to about 3 crore people, among them about 2 crore (51%) are male and about 2 crore (49%) are female. 62% of the whole population are from general caste, 12% are from schedule caste and 26% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Jharkhand state is 16%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 62.5 lakh households in the state and an average 5 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 76% (about 3 crore) live in Jharkhand rural part and 24% (about 79.3 lakh) population live in the Jharkhand urban part. Rural population density of Jharkhand state is 323 and urban population density is 3528 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
32,988,134 |
20,357,448 |
3,985,644 |
8,645,042 |
5,389,495 |
| Male |
16,930,315 |
10,571,450 |
2,043,458 |
4,315,407 |
2,767,147 |
| Female |
16,057,819 |
9,785,998 |
1,942,186 |
4,329,635 |
2,622,348 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 68% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the state followed by Muslims which contribute 15% of the total population all other religious communities contribute 17% of the total population. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 935 in Muslims are 943
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
32,988,134 |
22,376,051 |
4,793,994 |
1,418,608 |
71,422 |
8,956 |
14,974 |
4,235,786 |
68,343 |
| Male |
16,930,315 |
11,563,951 |
2,467,219 |
699,902 |
38,189 |
5,217 |
7,763 |
2,113,699 |
34,375 |
| Female |
16,057,819 |
10,812,100 |
2,326,775 |
718,706 |
33,233 |
3,739 |
7,211 |
2,122,087 |
33,968 |
Growth of population
Population of the state has increased by 22.4% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 3 crore. Female population growth rate of the state is 22.9% which is 1% higher than male population growth rate of 21.9%. General caste population has increased by 22.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 25%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 22% and child population has increased by 8.7% in the state since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
22.4% |
22.1% |
25% |
22% |
8.7% |
| Male |
21.9% |
21.8% |
24.6% |
21% |
9.7% |
| Female |
22.9% |
22.5% |
25.4% |
23% |
7.7% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 948 females per 1000 male in the state. Sex ratio in general caste is 926, in schedule caste is 950 and in schedule tribe is 1003. There are 948 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the state. Overall sex ratio in the state has increased by 7 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 17 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
7 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
-17 |
| 2011 |
948 |
926 |
950 |
1003 |
948 |
| 2001 |
941 |
921 |
944 |
987 |
965 |
Literacy
Total about 2 crore people in the state are literate, among them about 1 crore are male and about 74.5 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of JHARKHAND is 66%. 77% of male and 55% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the state has increased by 12%. Male literacy has gone up by 10% and female literacy rate has gone up by 16%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
12.8% |
9.5% |
16.5% |
| 2011 |
66.4% |
76.8% |
55.4% |
| 2001 |
53.6% |
67.3% |
38.9% |
Workers profile
JHARKHAND has 40% (about 1 crore) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 50% male and 29% female population are working population. 31% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 19% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 10% of total female population are main and 19% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
39.7% |
20.7% |
19% |
60.3% |
| Male |
49.8% |
30.9% |
18.8% |
50.2% |
| Female |
29.1% |
9.9% |
19.2% |
70.9% |