JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Giridih: 24.5 lakh people, one story

People
24,45,474
Area
4,962 km²
Literacy
63.14%
Sex ratio
944
Top 3 in JharkhandPopulation: 24,45,474. Rank 3 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Big number24.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 493 to every km².See the numbers →

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GiridihJharkhand

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

Giridih in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.5 lakh#3/24 in Jharkhand
Area4,962 km²#4/24 in Jharkhand
Population density493 per km²#10/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio944 females per 1000 males#17/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)942 girls per 1000 boys#18/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Literacy rate63.14%#16/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy48.72%#18/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population8.5%#15/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

63.1% can read. 944 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.876.8
Female literacy
48.755.4
Scheduled Castes
13.312.1
Scheduled Tribes
9.726.2
Living in towns
8.524.0

Gender literacy gap: 28.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 75.9%
  • Muslim 20.8%
  • Christian 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 2.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.4 lakh workers, 42.4% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 35.7%
    • Farm labourers 35.0%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 25% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.136.3
      Latrine at home
      8.517.5
      Tap water
      4.010.2
      LPG / PNG
      3.49.2
      Phone
      48.638.1
      Television
      12.821.3
      Bicycle
      45.446.7
      Two-wheeler
      11.512.7

      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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