Literate12,53,475Giridih
Literate males7,83,736
Literate females4,69,739
Illiterate11,91,999
Literacy %51.3%
Population24,45,474
Literacy
Literate12,53,475
Literate males7,83,736
Literate females4,69,739
Literacy %51.3%
Illiterate11,91,999
Illiterate males4,74,362
Illiterate females7,17,637
Population Overview
Total population24,45,474
Males12,58,098
Females11,87,376
Sex ratio944per 1,000 males
Households3,96,521
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–64,60,251
Boys 0–62,37,056
Girls 0–62,23,195
Child %18.8%
SC / ST
SC population3,25,493
SC males1,66,447
SC females1,59,046
SC %13.3%
ST population2,38,188
ST males1,20,646
ST females1,17,542
ST %9.7%
Workers — Total
Total workers10,36,277
Worker males6,23,946
Worker females4,12,331
Work participation %42.4%
Non-workers14,09,197
Non-worker males6,34,152
Non-worker females7,75,045
Workers — Main
Main workers4,12,912
Main males3,27,651
Main females85,261
Cultivators1,34,666
Cultivator males97,777
Cultivator females36,889
Agri labourers78,621
Agri labourer males56,328
Agri labourer females22,293
Household industry13,020
HH industry males9,387
HH industry females3,633
Other workers1,86,605
Other males1,64,159
Other females22,446
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers6,23,365
Marginal males2,96,295
Marginal females3,27,070
Marg. cultivators2,35,247
Marg. agri labourers2,83,989
Marg. HH industry19,524
Marg. other84,605
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males94,587
Marg. cultivator females1,40,660
Marg. agri lab. males1,33,140
Marg. agri lab. females1,50,849
Marg. HH industry males7,043
Marg. HH industry females12,481
Marg. other males61,525
Marg. other females23,080
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers4,66,153
3–6 mo males2,41,318
3–6 mo females2,24,835
3–6 mo cultivators1,70,356
3–6 mo cult. males73,472
3–6 mo cult. females96,884
3–6 mo agri lab.2,13,468
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,09,641
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,03,827
3–6 mo HH industry13,470
3–6 mo HH ind. males5,485
3–6 mo HH ind. females7,985
3–6 mo other68,859
3–6 mo other males52,720
3–6 mo other females16,139
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers1,57,212
0–3 mo males54,977
0–3 mo females1,02,235
0–3 mo cultivators64,891
0–3 mo cult. males21,115
0–3 mo cult. females43,776
0–3 mo agri lab.70,521
0–3 mo agri lab. males23,499
0–3 mo agri lab. females47,022
0–3 mo HH industry6,054
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,558
0–3 mo HH ind. females4,496
0–3 mo other15,746
0–3 mo other males8,805
0–3 mo other females6,941