JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Kodarma: 7.2 lakh people, one story

People
7,16,259
Area
2,540 km²
Literacy
66.84%
Sex ratio
950
Lowest in JharkhandScheduled Tribes: 1.0 % of people. Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →Big number7.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 282 to every km².See the numbers →

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KodarmaJharkhand

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

Kodarma in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7.2 lakh#21/24 in Jharkhand
Area2,540 km²#15/24 in Jharkhand
Population density282 per km²#18/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#13/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)949 girls per 1000 boys#15/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate66.84%#10/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 66.41
Female literacy53.23%#12/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population19.7%#7/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

66.8% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.876.8
Female literacy
53.255.4
Scheduled Castes
15.212.1
Scheduled Tribes
1.026.2
Living in towns
19.724.0

Gender literacy gap: 26.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.5%
  • Muslim 14.9%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.6 lakh workers, 35.9% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 32.3%
    • Farm labourers 25.0%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.7%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      41.136.3
      Latrine at home
      12.417.5
      Tap water
      3.810.2
      LPG / PNG
      7.89.2
      Phone
      52.038.1
      Television
      18.721.3
      Bicycle
      38.246.7
      Two-wheeler
      11.412.7

      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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