JPSC · District of Jharkhand
Jamtara: 7.9 lakh people, one story
- People
- 7,91,042
- Area
- 1,811 km²
- Literacy
- 64.59%
- Sex ratio
- 954
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JamtaraJharkhand
The history, places and schemes of Jamtara are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.
Jamtara in 8 numbers
Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts
Population7.9 lakh#19/24 in Jharkhand
Area1,811 km²#22/24 in Jharkhand
Population density437 per km²#13/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#10/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)954 girls per 1000 boys#13/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate64.59%#13/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy52.15%#13/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population9.6%#14/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0
People & society
64.6% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.
Society in numbers (%)
Gender literacy gap: 24.3 percentage points
People by religion
- Hindu 69.6%
- Muslim 20.8%
- Christian 0.6%
- Other / not stated 8.9%
Sectors at a glance
74 of every 100 workers live off the land
How people earn a living
3.3 lakh workers, 41.3% of all people
This district
Jharkhand
- Cultivators 32.5%
- Farm labourers 41.5%
- Household industry 3.5%
- Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 22.5%
Schemes & development
Only 27% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.
What homes had in 2011 (% of households)
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
- Census of India 2011: A-01 (area, households), Primary Census Abstract and Houselisting tables, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner
- District boundaries: DataMeet India, Census 2011 districts (CC BY 2.5 IN)
Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.