JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Saraikela-Kharsawan: 10.7 lakh people, one story

People
10,65,056
Area
2,657 km²
Literacy
67.70%
Sex ratio
956
Lowest in JharkhandHousehold industry workers: 2.4 % of workers. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →Big number10.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 401 to every km².See the numbers →

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Saraikela-KharsawanJharkhand

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

Saraikela-Kharsawan in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.7 lakh#14/24 in Jharkhand
Area2,657 km²#14/24 in Jharkhand
Population density401 per km²#14/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio956 females per 1000 males#9/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)943 girls per 1000 boys#17/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 948
Literacy rate67.70%#8/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 66.41
Female literacy55.88%#10/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 55.42
Urban population24.3%#6/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 24.0

People & society

67.7% can read. 956 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.076.8
Female literacy
55.955.4
Scheduled Castes
5.312.1
Scheduled Tribes
35.226.2
Living in towns
24.324.0

Gender literacy gap: 23.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 66.6%
  • Muslim 6.0%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 26.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.3 lakh workers, 40.4% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 27.1%
    • Farm labourers 33.2%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.2%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      48.436.3
      Latrine at home
      15.517.5
      Tap water
      9.010.2
      LPG / PNG
      9.19.2
      Phone
      31.838.1
      Television
      21.121.3
      Bicycle
      54.746.7
      Two-wheeler
      12.712.7

      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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