JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Deoghar: 14.9 lakh people, one story

People
14,92,073
Area
2,477 km²
Literacy
64.85%
Sex ratio
925
Top 3 in JharkhandHousehold industry workers: 7.1 % of workers. Rank 2 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Big number14.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 602 to every km².See the numbers →

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DeogharJharkhand

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

Deoghar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.9 lakh#9/24 in Jharkhand
Area2,477 km²#17/24 in Jharkhand
Population density602 per km²#5/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio925 females per 1000 males#21/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#14/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate64.85%#12/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy51.80%#15/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population17.3%#8/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

64.9% can read. 925 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.976.8
Female literacy
51.855.4
Scheduled Castes
12.712.1
Scheduled Tribes
12.126.2
Living in towns
17.324.0

Gender literacy gap: 25.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 78.1%
  • Muslim 20.3%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 1.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.5 lakh workers, 37.0% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 23.3%
    • Farm labourers 38.0%
    • Household industry 7.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 41% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      40.536.3
      Latrine at home
      13.317.5
      Tap water
      3.410.2
      LPG / PNG
      8.39.2
      Phone
      39.338.1
      Television
      20.221.3
      Bicycle
      54.446.7
      Two-wheeler
      10.112.7

      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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