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A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE DISTRICT
Total Geographical Area 
4606 Sq. kilometer
Total population
1533173(As per 2001 census)
Male
794880
Female
738293
Rural population
1434504
Urban population
98669
Sub-division
3
Block
12
Panchayat
289
Village
1926
Agriculture land
173553 ha
Forest area
167848 ha
Height from mean sea level
222 m
Mineral
Grafite,Granite,Coal,Magnetite etc
Annual average rain fall
1257.8 mm
Industries
Bihar castic and chemical limited Rehla

Rural Population

1434504

Urban Population

98669

Population Density (per sq. km.)

240

Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Male)

937

Percentage decadal growth rate (Males)(1991-2001)

26.80

Total Literate

583791

Total Literate (Male)

395735

Total Literate (Female)

188056

Literacy Rate

45.67

Literacy Rate (Male)

59.76

Literacy Rate (Female)

30.50

No. Of Block

12

No. of Panchayat

289

No. of Villages

1926

Total Geographical Land

94727.46 HECTARE

Cultivable Land

69229.46 HECTARE

Non Cultivable Land

25498 HECTARE

Forest Area

167848.60 HECTARE

Total Irrigated Area

37112.95 HECTARE

Total Primary School

821

Total Middle School

222

Total High School

49

Irrigation Status:

S.N.

District

Percentage of Irrigated land of
Total Agriculture Land

1.

Godda

14.21

2.

Dumka

9.47

3.

Sahebganj (Pakur)

3.86

4.

Deoghar

14.22

5.

Dhanbad (Bokaro)

2.08

6.

Hazaribagh (Chatra)

10.51

7.

Giridih

6.99

8.

Palamu (Garhwa)

24.25

9.

Ranchi

6.12

10.

Lohardagga

8.87

11.

Gumla

2.45

12.

E.Singhbhum

5.0

13.

W. Singhbhum

4.0

Sources of Irrigation at Jharkhand:

Canal

17.53%

Pond

19.07%

Tubewell (Nal Kup)

8.25%

Well

29.38%

Others

25.77%

  District Wise Population Details

Sl. No.

Name of District

Area in Sq. km

Total Population

ST Population

SC Population

1

RANCHI

7573.68

2214088

964422

123239

2

LOHARDAGGA

1490.80

288886

162964

10919

3

GUMLA

5320.94

707555

493563

25608

4

SIMDEGA

3756.19

446421

323425

35691

5

PALAMU

4015.16

1182770

106254

324223

6

LATEHAR

3660.47

467071

211580

99507

7

GARHWA

4044.22

801350

125432

190830

8

WEST SINGHBHUM

5290.21

1080780

717708

49385

9

SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN

2724.55

707175

260361

40111

10

EAST SINGHBHUM

3533.35

1613088

466572

77194

11

DUMKA

3716.36

950853

443285

52763

12

JAMTARA

1801.98

544856

178199

51331

13

SAHEBGANJ

1705.98

736835

228990

49304

14

PAKUR

1805.59

564253

278331

21484

15

GODDA

2110.45

861182

216047

72893

16

HAZARIBAGH

5965.35

1836068

223571

280700

17

CHATRA

3706.22

612713

23487

198668

18

KODERMA

1311.63

394763

3528

57789

19

GIRIDIH

4887.05

1496189

148342

202084

20

DHANBAD

2074.68

1949526

171741

312467

21

BOKARO

2860.82

1454416

177123

197365

22

DEOGHAR

2478.61

933113

119085

115697

Forest Area in Forest Divisions (in Hectares)

S.N

Forest Division

District

Reserved

Protected

Unclassified

Total

1.

Deoghar

Deoghar

 

23546

 

31400

Santhal Paragna

 

7854

 

 

2.

Dumka

 

12853

148136

 

150989

 

Hazaribagh West

Hazaribagh

672

176524

340

177536

3.

Hazaribagh East

Hazaribagh

1743

63625

 

125699

Giridih

 

60331

 

 

4.

Chatra South

Hazaribagh

752

101828

 

102580

5.

Chatra North

Hazaribagh

 

93372

 

93372

6.

Kodarma

Hazaribagh

15630

73408

 

89038

7.

Giridih

Giridih

8776

143020

 

151796

8..

Dhanbad

Dhanbad

10825

15555

 

26380

9.

Saranda

Singhbhum

81808

3988

86

85882

10.

Kolhan

Singhbhum

58716

11258

68

70042

11.

Porahat

Singhbhum

50628

15816

98

66542

12.

South Chaibasa

Singhbhum

31

50875

 

50906

13.

North Chaibasa

Singhbhum

6486

61540

 

68026

14.

Ranchi East

Ranchi

11742

80182

 

91924

15.

Dhalbhum

Singhbhum

53050

51863

 

104913

16.

Ranchi West

Ranchi

15677

57784

 

100034

17.

Lohardagga

Lohardagga

10613

15960

 

 

18.

Latehar

Ranchi

3417

10652

 

132384

Latehar

Palamu

17231

101084

 

 

19.

Gumla

Gumla

12102

118717

16

130835

20.

Daltonganj North

Palamu

3987

126661

 

130648

21.

Garhwa South

Palamu

549

123586

 

124135

22.

Garhwa North

Palamu

 

78705

 

78705

23.

Daltonganj South

Palamu

58081

46044

45

104170

24.

Giridih Afforestation

Giridih

485

16318

 

16803

 

No.

Mineral

No. of Mines

Production

Unit

Rank in the Country

1.

Coal

183

59919

Thousand Tonnes

3

2.

Iron ore

28

8659

Thousand Tonnes

1

3.

Boxite

6

1029

Thousand Tonnes

3

4.

Lime Stone

33

1242

Thousand Tonnes

 

5.

Copper Ores

5

1189

Thousand Tonnes

1

6.

Manganese

 

18718

Tonnes

-

7.

Micca

84

1082

Tonnes

1

8.

Kainite

3

4922

Tonnes

1

9.

China Clay

25

23256

Tonnes

-

10.

Fire Clay

-

49970

Tonnes

-

11.

Graphite

-

7276

Tonnes

8

12.

Silver

-

13648

K.G.

-

13.

Gold

-

254

K.G.

6

14.

Uranium

-

-

-

1

15.

Cromite

-

-

-

2

16.

Asbestus

-

-

-

1

17.

Thorium

-

-

-

3

18.

Isemenite

-

-

-

2

 
   

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