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

Padwa

Area: 103 Km2

Population

46,957

Male

24,330%

Females

22,627

Pandu

Area: 160 Km2

Population

67,886

Male

35,430%

Females

32,456

Panki

Area: 436 Km2

Population

157,850

Male

80,749%

Females

77,101

Patan

Area: 307 Km2

Population

134,536

Male

70,055%

Females

64,481

Pipra

Area: 80 Km2

Population

36,389

Male

18,793%

Females

17,596

Satbarwa

Area: 120 Km2

Population

66,417

Male

33,882%

Females

32,535

Tarhasi

Area: 213 Km2

Population

81,297

Male

41,897%

Females

39,400

Untari Road

Area: 78 Km2

Population

38,888

Male

20,400%

Females

18,488