About Ranchi District

Ranchi is a district in Jharkhand, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Ranchi was 2,914,253 with a growth rate of 23.98%. Ranchi covers 5,097 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Ranchi's population is 949 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 938 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Ranchi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 2,914,253 Growth (%) 23.98
Male Population 1,494,937 Sex Ratio 949
Female Population 1,419,316 Child Sex Ratio 938
Area ( In Km. Square ) 5,097

Ranchi has a total population of 2,914,253 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 1,494,937 while the female population 1,419,316. The state area is 5,097 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Ranchi has sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 938. Ranchi makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Ranchi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 1,257,335 Rural Population 1,656,918
Urban Population (%) 43.14 Rural Population (%) 56.86
Urban male Population 654,409 Rural Male Population 840,528
Urban Female Population 602,926 Rural Female Population 816,390
Urban Sex Ratio 921 Rural Sex Ratio 971

Ranchi urban population is 1,257,335 (43.14% of the total), while the rural population is 1,656,918 (56.86% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 654,409 are males, and 602,926 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 921 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 840,528 are males and 816,390 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 971 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Ranchi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,911,433 Literacy (%) 76.06
Male Literate 1,085,244 Male Literacy (%) 84.26
Female Literate 826,189 Female Literacy (%) 67.44
Urban Literate 957,961 Rural Literate 953,472
Urban Male Literates 524,892 Urban Male Literacy (%) 91.24
Rural Male Literates 560,352 Rural Male Literacy (%) 78.63
Urban Female Literates 433,069 Urban Female Literacy (%) 81.47
Rural Female Literates 393,120 Rural Female Literacy (%) 56.68

The literacy data of Ranchi highlights a total literacy rate stands at 76.06% with 1,911,433 literate individuals. Male literacy is 84.26% while female literacy is lower at 67.44% among them, 1,085,244 males and 826,189 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 957,961 people being literate, with men at 91.24% and female at 81.47%, compared to rural areas whereas 953,472 people are literate, with male at 78.63% and female at 56.68%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Ranchi

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,612,239 Hindu (%) 55.32
Muslim 410,759 Muslim (%) 14.09
Sikh 4,826 Sikh (%) 0.17
Christian 193,974 Christian (%) 6.66
Jain 2,733 Jain (%) 0.09
Buddhist 932 Buddhist (%) 0.03
Other 677,445 Other (%) 23.25
Not Avaiable 11,345 Not Avaiable (%) 0.39

Ranchi population is mostly hindu (55.32%) with a total 1,612,239 people. Muslim(14.09%) with a total 410,759 people. Sikh are (0.17%) with a total 4,826 people. Smaller communities include Christian (6.66% with 193,974 people). Jain (0.09% with 2,733 people) Buddhist (0.03% with 932 people) and Other (23.25% with 677,445 people). Around (0.39% with 11,345 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Ranchi

18

Angara

Area: 406 Km2

Population

112,759

Male

56,841%

Females

55,918

Bero

Area: 297 Km2

Population

113,090

Male

57,311%

Females

55,779

Bundu

Area: 264 Km2

Population

82,975

Male

42,273%

Females

40,702

Burmu

Area: 323 Km2

Population

89,889

Male

45,663%

Females

44,226

Chanho

Area: 283 Km2

Population

107,503

Male

54,283%

Females

53,220

Itki

Area: 100 Km2

Population

50,058

Male

25,234%

Females

24,824

Kanke

Area: 432 Km2

Population

1,317,499

Male

684,804%

Females

632,695

Khelari

Area: 135 Km2

Population

78,219

Male

40,553%

Females

37,666

Lapung

Area: 310 Km2

Population

63,053

Male

31,319%

Females

31,734

Mandar

Area: 242 Km2

Population

128,585

Male

65,134%

Females

63,451

Nagri

Area: 156 Km2

Population

76,442

Male

38,558%

Females

37,884

Namkum

Area: 496 Km2

Population

145,841

Male

74,142%

Females

71,699