JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Garhwa: 13.2 lakh people, one story

People
13,22,784
Area
4,093 km²
Literacy
60.33%
Sex ratio
935
Lowest in JharkhandHomes with electricity (2011): 10.1 % of households. Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandScheduled Castes: 24.2 % of people. Rank 3 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandUrban population: 5.3%. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →Big number13.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 323 to every km².See the numbers →

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GarhwaJharkhand

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

Garhwa in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.2 lakh#10/24 in Jharkhand
Area4,093 km²#7/24 in Jharkhand
Population density323 per km²#16/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio935 females per 1000 males#19/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#12/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate60.33%#18/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy47.58%#20/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population5.3%#23/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

60.3% can read. 935 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.276.8
Female literacy
47.655.4
Scheduled Castes
24.212.1
Scheduled Tribes
15.626.2
Living in towns
5.324.0

Gender literacy gap: 24.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 83.5%
  • Muslim 14.7%
  • Christian 1.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    77 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.7 lakh workers, 43.2% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 19.9%
    • Farm labourers 57.5%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 10% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      10.136.3
      Latrine at home
      6.217.5
      Tap water
      3.310.2
      LPG / PNG
      2.39.2
      Phone
      34.538.1
      Television
      7.521.3
      Bicycle
      37.046.7
      Two-wheeler
      5.712.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.