JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Godda: 13.1 lakh people, one story

People
13,13,551
Area
2,266 km²
Literacy
56.40%
Sex ratio
938
Lowest in JharkhandUrban population: 4.9%. Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →Big number13.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 580 to every km².See the numbers →

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GoddaJharkhand

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

Godda in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.1 lakh#12/24 in Jharkhand
Area2,266 km²#18/24 in Jharkhand
Population density580 per km²#6/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio938 females per 1000 males#18/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#11/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate56.40%#22/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy44.14%#22/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population4.9%#24/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

56.4% can read. 938 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.876.8
Female literacy
44.155.4
Scheduled Castes
8.812.1
Scheduled Tribes
21.326.2
Living in towns
4.924.0

Gender literacy gap: 23.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 71.3%
  • Muslim 22.0%
  • Christian 2.9%
  • Other / not stated 3.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    82 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.5 lakh workers, 42.0% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 26.2%
    • Farm labourers 55.7%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      14.836.3
      Latrine at home
      9.017.5
      Tap water
      3.210.2
      LPG / PNG
      2.59.2
      Phone
      30.738.1
      Television
      8.821.3
      Bicycle
      45.746.7
      Two-wheeler
      6.812.7

      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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