Population26,84,487Dhanbad
Males14,05,956
Females12,78,531
Literate17,22,204
Population Overview
Total population26,84,487
Males14,05,956
Females12,78,531
Sex ratio909per 1,000 males
Households5,07,064
Literacy
Literate17,22,204
Literate males10,14,950
Literate females7,07,254
Literacy %64.2%
Illiterate9,62,283
Illiterate males3,91,006
Illiterate females5,71,277
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,73,394
Boys 0–61,94,879
Girls 0–61,78,515
Child %13.9%
SC / ST
SC population4,37,309
SC males2,26,362
SC females2,10,947
SC %16.3%
ST population2,33,119
ST males1,17,256
ST females1,15,863
ST %8.7%
Workers — Total
Total workers8,44,504
Worker males6,58,851
Worker females1,85,653
Work participation %31.5%
Non-workers18,39,983
Non-worker males7,47,105
Non-worker females10,92,878
Workers — Main
Main workers5,46,714
Main males4,76,848
Main females69,866
Cultivators32,963
Cultivator males25,780
Cultivator females7,183
Agri labourers25,466
Agri labourer males19,163
Agri labourer females6,303
Household industry14,488
HH industry males10,748
HH industry females3,740
Other workers4,73,797
Other males4,21,157
Other females52,640
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,97,790
Marginal males1,82,003
Marginal females1,15,787
Marg. cultivators64,155
Marg. agri labourers78,022
Marg. HH industry11,401
Marg. other1,44,212
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males27,545
Marg. cultivator females36,610
Marg. agri lab. males36,516
Marg. agri lab. females41,506
Marg. HH industry males5,619
Marg. HH industry females5,782
Marg. other males1,12,323
Marg. other females31,889
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,33,276
3–6 mo males1,52,953
3–6 mo females80,323
3–6 mo cultivators45,699
3–6 mo cult. males21,933
3–6 mo cult. females23,766
3–6 mo agri lab.58,160
3–6 mo agri lab. males30,511
3–6 mo agri lab. females27,649
3–6 mo HH industry8,963
3–6 mo HH ind. males4,665
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,298
3–6 mo other1,20,454
3–6 mo other males95,844
3–6 mo other females24,610
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers64,514
0–3 mo males29,050
0–3 mo females35,464
0–3 mo cultivators18,456
0–3 mo cult. males5,612
0–3 mo cult. females12,844
0–3 mo agri lab.19,862
0–3 mo agri lab. males6,005
0–3 mo agri lab. females13,857
0–3 mo HH industry2,438
0–3 mo HH ind. males954
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,484
0–3 mo other23,758
0–3 mo other males16,479
0–3 mo other females7,279
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
8 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata | 12,21,356 | 6,45,762 | 5,75,594 | 8,46,148 |
| 2 | Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 4,26,613 | 2,21,363 | 2,05,250 | 2,55,941 |
| 3 | Baghmara-Cum-Katras | 3,34,309 | 1,75,479 | 1,58,830 | 2,14,888 |
| 4 | Gobindpur | 2,45,697 | 1,27,285 | 1,18,412 | 1,41,233 |
| 5 | Topchanchi | 1,63,342 | 84,974 | 78,368 | 1,03,301 |
| 6 | Baliapur | 1,40,908 | 73,278 | 67,630 | 84,983 |
| 7 | Tundi | 1,02,022 | 52,181 | 49,841 | 49,908 |
| 8 | Purbi Tundi* | 50,240 | 25,634 | 24,606 | 25,802 |