JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Ranchi: 29.1 lakh people, one story

People
29,14,253
Area
5,097 km²
Literacy
76.06%
Sex ratio
949
#1 in JharkhandLiteracy rate: 76.06%. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →#1 in JharkhandFemale literacy: 67.44%. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →#1 in JharkhandPopulation: 29,14,253. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandArea: 5,097 km². Rank 3 of 24 districts.See the numbers →

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RanchiJharkhand

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

Ranchi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population29.1 lakh#1/24 in Jharkhand
Area5,097 km²#3/24 in Jharkhand
Population density572 per km²#7/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio949 females per 1000 males#14/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)938 girls per 1000 boys#19/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Literacy rate76.06%#1/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 66.41
Female literacy67.44%#1/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 55.42
Urban population43.1%#5/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 24.0

People & society

76.1% can read. 949 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.376.8
Female literacy
67.455.4
Scheduled Castes
5.212.1
Scheduled Tribes
35.826.2
Living in towns
43.124.0

Gender literacy gap: 16.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 55.3%
  • Muslim 14.1%
  • Christian 6.7%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 23.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    51 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    11.4 lakh workers, 39.2% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 27.8%
    • Farm labourers 23.4%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 48% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.036.3
      Latrine at home
      31.217.5
      Tap water
      13.910.2
      LPG / PNG
      22.59.2
      Phone
      45.738.1
      Television
      33.821.3
      Bicycle
      47.246.7
      Two-wheeler
      19.312.7

      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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