About Palamu District

Palamu is a district in Jharkhand, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Palamu was 1,939,869 with a growth rate of 26.17%. Palamu covers 4,393 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Palamu's population is 928 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 945 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Palamu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,939,869 Growth (%) 26.17
Male Population 1,006,302 Sex Ratio 928
Female Population 933,567 Child Sex Ratio 945
Area ( In Km. Square ) 4,393

Palamu has a total population of 1,939,869 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,006,302 while the female population 933,567. The state area is 4,393 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Palamu has sex ratio of 928 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 945. Palamu makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Palamu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 226,003 Rural Population 1,713,866
Urban Population (%) 11.65 Rural Population (%) 88.35
Urban male Population 118,751 Rural Male Population 887,551
Urban Female Population 107,252 Rural Female Population 826,315
Urban Sex Ratio 903 Rural Sex Ratio 931

Palamu urban population is 226,003 (11.65% of the total), while the rural population is 1,713,866 (88.35% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 118,751 are males, and 107,252 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 903 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 887,551 are males and 826,315 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 931 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Palamu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,024,563 Literacy (%) 63.63
Male Literate 621,706 Male Literacy (%) 74.30
Female Literate 402,857 Female Literacy (%) 52.09
Urban Literate 156,749 Rural Literate 867,814
Urban Male Literates 89,137 Urban Male Literacy (%) 87.07
Rural Male Literates 532,569 Rural Male Literacy (%) 72.52
Urban Female Literates 67,612 Urban Female Literacy (%) 73.30
Rural Female Literates 335,245 Rural Female Literacy (%) 49.22

The literacy data of Palamu highlights a total literacy rate stands at 63.63% with 1,024,563 literate individuals. Male literacy is 74.30% while female literacy is lower at 52.09% among them, 621,706 males and 402,857 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 156,749 people being literate, with men at 87.07% and female at 73.30%, compared to rural areas whereas 867,814 people are literate, with male at 72.52% and female at 49.22%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Palamu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,683,169 Hindu (%) 86.77
Muslim 238,295 Muslim (%) 12.28
Sikh 734 Sikh (%) 0.04
Christian 6,164 Christian (%) 0.32
Jain 284 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 188 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 5,681 Other (%) 0.29
Not Avaiable 5,354 Not Avaiable (%) 0.28

Palamu population is mostly hindu (86.77%) with a total 1,683,169 people. Muslim(12.28%) with a total 238,295 people. Sikh are (0.04%) with a total 734 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.32% with 6,164 people). Jain (0.01% with 284 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 188 people) and Other (0.29% with 5,681 people). Around (0.28% with 5,354 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Palamu

20

Bishrampur

Area: 182 Km2

Population

104,983

Male

54,595%

Females

50,388

Chainpur

Area: 651 Km2

Population

226,550

Male

116,634%

Females

109,916

Chhatarpur

Area: 409 Km2

Population

147,459

Male

76,944%

Females

70,515

Haidernagar

Area: 141 Km2

Population

74,031

Male

38,629%

Females

35,402

Hariharganj

Area: 139 Km2

Population

74,203

Male

38,558%

Females

35,645

Hussainabad

Area: 255 Km2

Population

162,290

Male

84,024%

Females

78,266

Manatu

Area: 269 Km2

Population

46,856

Male

24,394%

Females

22,462

Medininagar

Area: 154 Km2

Population

201,596

Male

105,868%

Females

95,728

Mohammad Ganj

Area: 101 Km2

Population

47,315

Male

24,627%

Females

22,688

Nawa Bazar

Area: 163 Km2

Population

50,345

Male

26,261%

Females

24,084

Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha

Area: 254 Km2

Population

73,799

Male

38,292%

Females

35,507

Nilambar Pitambarpur

Area: 178 Km2

Population

100,222

Male

51,940%

Females

48,282

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