Population3,29,88,134JHARKHAND
Males1,69,30,315
Females1,60,57,819
Sex ratio948per 1,000 males
Literacy55.6%
Children 0–653,89,495
Households62,54,781
Population Overview
Total population3,29,88,134
Males1,69,30,315
Females1,60,57,819
Sex ratio948per 1,000 males
Households62,54,781
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–653,89,495
Boys 0–627,67,147
Girls 0–626,22,348
Child %16.3%
SC / ST
SC population39,85,644
SC males20,43,458
SC females19,42,186
SC %12.1%
ST population86,45,042
ST males43,15,407
ST females43,29,635
ST %26.2%
Literacy
Literate1,83,28,069
Literate males1,08,82,519
Literate females74,45,550
Literacy %55.6%
Illiterate1,46,60,065
Illiterate males60,47,796
Illiterate females86,12,269
Workers — Total
Total workers1,30,98,274
Worker males84,24,769
Worker females46,73,505
Work participation %39.7%
Non-workers1,98,89,860
Non-worker males85,05,546
Non-worker females1,13,84,314
Workers — Main
Main workers68,18,595
Main males52,34,442
Main females15,84,153
Cultivators20,01,362
Cultivator males14,43,959
Cultivator females5,57,403
Agri labourers12,38,774
Agri labourer males8,29,585
Agri labourer females4,09,189
Household industry2,49,048
HH industry males1,42,652
HH industry females1,06,396
Other workers33,29,411
Other males28,18,246
Other females5,11,165
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers62,79,679
Marginal males31,90,327
Marginal females30,89,352
Marg. cultivators18,13,470
Marg. agri labourers31,97,278
Marg. HH industry2,06,114
Marg. other10,62,817
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males8,47,223
Marg. cultivator females9,66,247
Marg. agri lab. males15,12,115
Marg. agri lab. females16,85,163
Marg. HH industry males82,823
Marg. HH industry females1,23,291
Marg. other males7,48,166
Marg. other females3,14,651
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers49,53,539
3–6 mo males26,44,953
3–6 mo females23,08,586
3–6 mo cultivators14,13,020
3–6 mo cult. males6,92,572
3–6 mo cult. females7,20,448
3–6 mo agri lab.25,20,760
3–6 mo agri lab. males12,56,606
3–6 mo agri lab. females12,64,154
3–6 mo HH industry1,56,142
3–6 mo HH ind. males66,038
3–6 mo HH ind. females90,104
3–6 mo other8,63,617
3–6 mo other males6,29,737
3–6 mo other females2,33,880
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers13,26,140
0–3 mo males5,45,374
0–3 mo females7,80,766
0–3 mo cultivators4,00,450
0–3 mo cult. males1,54,651
0–3 mo cult. females2,45,799
0–3 mo agri lab.6,76,518
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,55,509
0–3 mo agri lab. females4,21,009
0–3 mo HH industry49,972
0–3 mo HH ind. males16,785
0–3 mo HH ind. females33,187
0–3 mo other1,99,200
0–3 mo other males1,18,429
0–3 mo other females80,771
Top districts by population
districts comparison
24 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Sex ratio | Literacy % | Workers % | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranchi | 29,14,253 | 14,94,937 | 14,19,316 | 949 | 65.6% | 39.2% | 5,69,444 |
| 2 | Dhanbad | 26,84,487 | 14,05,956 | 12,78,531 | 909 | 64.2% | 31.5% | 5,07,064 |
| 3 | Giridih | 24,45,474 | 12,58,098 | 11,87,376 | 944 | 51.3% | 42.4% | 3,96,521 |
| 4 | Purbi Singhbhum | 22,93,919 | 11,76,902 | 11,17,017 | 949 | 65.7% | 36.5% | 4,76,931 |
| 5 | Bokaro | 20,62,330 | 10,72,807 | 9,89,523 | 922 | 61.8% | 33.2% | 3,94,918 |
| 6 | Palamu | 19,39,869 | 10,06,302 | 9,33,567 | 928 | 52.8% | 36.8% | 3,58,754 |
| 7 | Hazaribagh | 17,34,495 | 8,90,881 | 8,43,614 | 947 | 58.4% | 37.7% | 3,04,749 |
| 8 | Pashchimi Singhbhum | 15,02,338 | 7,49,385 | 7,52,953 | 1,005 | 48.4% | 46.3% | 3,02,046 |
| 9 | Deoghar | 14,92,073 | 7,75,022 | 7,17,051 | 925 | 53.2% | 37% | 2,64,347 |
| 10 | Garhwa | 13,22,784 | 6,83,575 | 6,39,209 | 935 | 49.4% | 43.2% | 2,54,697 |
| 11 | Dumka | 13,21,442 | 6,68,514 | 6,52,928 | 977 | 50.9% | 47.3% | 2,75,019 |
| 12 | Godda | 13,13,551 | 6,77,927 | 6,35,624 | 938 | 46% | 42% | 2,53,648 |
| 13 | Sahibganj | 11,50,567 | 5,89,391 | 5,61,176 | 952 | 42% | 42.6% | 2,27,023 |
| 14 | Saraikela-Kharsawan | 10,65,056 | 5,44,411 | 5,20,645 | 956 | 57.6% | 40.4% | 2,21,232 |
| 15 | Chatra | 10,42,886 | 5,33,935 | 5,08,951 | 953 | 48.9% | 38.1% | 1,82,271 |
| 16 | Gumla | 10,25,213 | 5,14,390 | 5,10,823 | 993 | 54.6% | 47.6% | 1,88,988 |
| 17 | Ramgarh | 9,49,443 | 4,94,230 | 4,55,213 | 921 | 62.8% | 32.9% | 1,79,375 |
| 18 | Pakur | 9,00,422 | 4,52,661 | 4,47,761 | 989 | 39.2% | 44.9% | 1,82,317 |
| 19 | Jamtara | 7,91,042 | 4,04,830 | 3,86,212 | 954 | 53.9% | 41.3% | 1,55,275 |
| 20 | Latehar | 7,26,978 | 3,69,666 | 3,57,312 | 967 | 48.2% | 43.1% | 1,33,381 |
| 21 | Kodarma | 7,16,259 | 3,67,222 | 3,49,037 | 950 | 54.5% | 35.9% | 1,16,155 |
| 22 | Simdega | 5,99,578 | 3,00,309 | 2,99,269 | 997 | 57.3% | 48.1% | 1,18,288 |
| 23 | Khunti | 5,31,885 | 2,66,335 | 2,65,550 | 997 | 53.5% | 48.9% | 1,03,700 |
| 24 | Lohardaga | 4,61,790 | 2,32,629 | 2,29,161 | 985 | 56.2% | 47.9% | 88,638 |