Population17,60,405Jamui
Males9,16,064
Females8,44,341
Literate8,58,588
Population Overview
Total population17,60,405
Males9,16,064
Females8,44,341
Sex ratio922per 1,000 males
Households3,07,082
Literacy
Literate8,58,588
Literate males5,34,385
Literate females3,24,203
Literacy %48.8%
Illiterate9,01,817
Illiterate males3,81,679
Illiterate females5,20,138
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,24,513
Boys 0–61,65,945
Girls 0–61,58,568
Child %18.4%
SC / ST
SC population3,02,649
SC males1,55,849
SC females1,46,800
SC %17.2%
ST population78,793
ST males40,185
ST females38,608
ST %4.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers7,27,571
Worker males4,52,288
Worker females2,75,283
Work participation %41.3%
Non-workers10,32,834
Non-worker males4,63,776
Non-worker females5,69,058
Workers — Main
Main workers4,45,352
Main males3,08,268
Main females1,37,084
Cultivators1,11,049
Cultivator males90,490
Cultivator females20,559
Agri labourers1,79,628
Agri labourer males1,32,453
Agri labourer females47,175
Household industry61,946
HH industry males16,421
HH industry females45,525
Other workers92,729
Other males68,904
Other females23,825
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,82,219
Marginal males1,44,020
Marginal females1,38,199
Marg. cultivators45,442
Marg. agri labourers1,51,838
Marg. HH industry43,691
Marg. other41,248
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males24,177
Marg. cultivator females21,265
Marg. agri lab. males86,748
Marg. agri lab. females65,090
Marg. HH industry males9,281
Marg. HH industry females34,410
Marg. other males23,814
Marg. other females17,434
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,31,461
3–6 mo males1,22,264
3–6 mo females1,09,197
3–6 mo cultivators37,892
3–6 mo cult. males20,540
3–6 mo cult. females17,352
3–6 mo agri lab.1,25,449
3–6 mo agri lab. males73,966
3–6 mo agri lab. females51,483
3–6 mo HH industry34,903
3–6 mo HH ind. males7,708
3–6 mo HH ind. females27,195
3–6 mo other33,217
3–6 mo other males20,050
3–6 mo other females13,167
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers50,758
0–3 mo males21,756
0–3 mo females29,002
0–3 mo cultivators7,550
0–3 mo cult. males3,637
0–3 mo cult. females3,913
0–3 mo agri lab.26,389
0–3 mo agri lab. males12,782
0–3 mo agri lab. females13,607
0–3 mo HH industry8,788
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,573
0–3 mo HH ind. females7,215
0–3 mo other8,031
0–3 mo other males3,764
0–3 mo other females4,267
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
10 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhajha | 2,67,504 | 1,39,069 | 1,28,435 | 1,24,510 |
| 2 | Khaira | 2,35,761 | 1,23,188 | 1,12,573 | 1,17,156 |
| 3 | Chakai | 2,35,188 | 1,22,790 | 1,12,398 | 1,10,434 |
| 4 | Jamui | 2,32,114 | 1,21,268 | 1,10,846 | 1,30,884 |
| 5 | Sono | 2,10,445 | 1,08,515 | 1,01,930 | 90,719 |
| 6 | Sikandra | 1,48,711 | 76,782 | 71,929 | 72,771 |
| 7 | Islamnagar Aliganj | 1,36,768 | 70,903 | 65,865 | 65,177 |
| 8 | Lakshmipur | 1,24,149 | 64,688 | 59,461 | 60,540 |
| 9 | Barhat | 92,207 | 48,141 | 44,066 | 46,125 |
| 10 | Gidhaur | 77,558 | 40,720 | 36,838 | 40,272 |