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About Hazaribagh District

Hazaribagh is a district in Jharkhand , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Hazaribagh was 1,734,495 with a growth rate of 20.65%. Hazaribagh covers 3,555 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Hazaribagh's population is 947 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 933 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Hazaribagh, Urban/Rural population of Hazaribagh, Literacy data of Hazaribagh and Religion wise data of Hazaribagh. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Hazaribagh,Jharkhand, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Hazaribagh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,734,495 Growth (%) 20.65
Male Population 890,881 Sex Ratio 947
Female Population 843,614 Child Sex Ratio 933
Area ( In Km. Square ) 3,555

Hazaribagh has a total population of 1,734,495 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 890,881 while the female population 843,614. The state area is 3,555 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Hazaribagh has sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 933 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Hazaribagh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 275,307 Rural Population 1,459,188
Urban Population (%) 15.87 Rural Population (%) 84.13
Urban male Population 143,947 Rural Male Population 746,934
Urban Female Population 131,360 Rural Female Population 712,254
Urban Sex Ratio 913 Rural Sex Ratio 954

Hazaribagh urban population is 275,307 (15.87% of the total), while the rural population is 1,459,188 (84.13% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 20.65% overall.

Among the urban population 143,947 are males, and 131,360 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 746,934 are males and 712,254 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 954 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Hazaribagh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,013,249 Literacy (%) 69.75
Male Literate 596,113 Male Literacy (%) 80.01
Female Literate 417,136 Female Literacy (%) 58.95
Urban Literate 205,240 Rural Literate 808,009
Urban Male Literates 113,777 Urban Male Literacy (%) 90.59
Rural Male Literates 482,336 Rural Male Literacy (%) 77.86
Urban Female Literates 91,463 Urban Female Literacy (%) 79.89
Rural Female Literates 325,673 Rural Female Literacy (%) 54.91

The literacy data of Hazaribagh highlights a total literacy rate stands at 69.75% with 1,013,249 literate individuals. Male literacy is 80.01% while female literacy is lower at 58.95% among them, 596,113 males and 417,136 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 205,240 people being literate, with men at 90.59% and female at 79.89%, compared to rural areas whereas 808,009 people are literate, with male at 77.86% and female at 54.91%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Hazaribagh

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,397,227 Hindu (%) 80.56
Muslim 281,247 Muslim (%) 16.21
Sikh 1,312 Sikh (%) 0.08
Christian 17,137 Christian (%) 0.99
Jain 1,676 Jain (%) 0.10
Buddhist 71 Buddhist (%) 0
Other 34,154 Other (%) 1.97
Not Avaiable 1,671 Not Avaiable (%) 0.10

Hazaribagh population is mostly hindu (80.56%) with a total 1,397,227 people. Muslim(16.21%) with a total 281,247 people. Sikh are (0.08%) with a total 1,312 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.99% with 17,137 people). Jain (0.10% with 1,676 people) Buddhist (0.00% with 71 people) and Other (1.97% with 34,154 people). Around (0.10% with 1,671 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Hazaribagh.

List of Tehsils in Hazaribagh

16

Barhi

Area: 292 Km2

Population

131,669

Male

67,918%

Females

63,751

Barkagaon

Area: 364 Km2

Population

136,839

Male

70,358%

Females

66,481

Barkatha

Area: 229 Km2

Population

122,269

Male

62,849%

Females

59,420

Bishungarh

Area: 354 Km2

Population

156,477

Male

79,009%

Females

77,468

Chalkusa

Area: 139 Km2

Population

52,068

Male

26,952%

Females

25,116

Chauparan

Area: 388 Km2

Population

161,814

Male

80,985%

Females

80,829

Churchu

Area: 149 Km2

Population

53,705

Male

27,458%

Females

26,247

Dadi

Area: 116 Km2

Population

77,770

Male

40,012%

Females

37,758

Daru

Area: 134 Km2

Population

52,305

Male

27,022%

Females

25,283

Hazaribag

Area: 194 Km2

Population

290,098

Male

152,251%

Females

137,847

Ichak

Area: 238 Km2

Population

112,815

Male

58,244%

Females

54,571

Katamdag

Area: 121 Km2

Population

82,385

Male

42,581%

Females

39,804

Katkamsandi

Area: 259 Km2

Population

108,361

Male

55,413%

Females

52,948

Keredari

Area: 312 Km2

Population

91,357

Male

46,827%

Females

44,530

Padma

Area: 107 Km2

Population

56,014

Male

28,941%

Females

27,073

Tati Jhariya

Area: 158 Km2

Population

48,549

Male

24,061%

Females

24,488

Common questions about Hazaribagh

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Hazaribagh district had a population of 1,734,495. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Hazaribagh is divided into 16 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Hazaribagh is 947 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Hazaribagh is 933 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Hazaribagh is 69.75 per cent. That works out to 1,013,249 literate people.

Hazaribagh covers an area of 3,555 square kilometres.

1,459,188 people in Hazaribagh live in rural areas and 275,307 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Hazaribagh grew by 20.65 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Hazaribagh is a district of Jharkhand. You can open Jharkhand from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.