JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Chatra: 10.4 lakh people, one story

People
10,42,886
Area
3,718 km²
Literacy
60.18%
Sex ratio
953
#1 in JharkhandScheduled Castes: 32.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandScheduled Tribes: 4.4 % of people. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →Big number10.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 280 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChatraJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Chatra are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Chatra in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.4 lakh#15/24 in Jharkhand
Area3,718 km²#10/24 in Jharkhand
Population density280 per km²#19/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio953 females per 1000 males#11/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)967 girls per 1000 boys#6/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate60.18%#19/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy49.92%#16/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population6.0%#22/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

60.2% can read. 953 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
69.976.8
Female literacy
49.955.4
Scheduled Castes
32.712.1
Scheduled Tribes
4.426.2
Living in towns
6.024.0

Gender literacy gap: 20.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.6%
  • Muslim 11.2%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 1.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4 lakh workers, 38.1% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 30.0%
    • Farm labourers 47.4%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 19.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 13% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.536.3
      Latrine at home
      8.517.5
      Tap water
      3.310.2
      LPG / PNG
      2.59.2
      Phone
      38.438.1
      Television
      8.221.3
      Bicycle
      41.946.7
      Two-wheeler
      7.012.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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