Dhanbad city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Dhanbad Metropolitan Region. The Dhanbad city is located in Jharkhand state of India.
The current estimate population of Dhanbad city in 2023 is
1,602,000
, while Dhanbad metro population is estimated at
1,649,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Dhanbad city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Dhanbad city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Dhanbad city, we will update the same here in 2023.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Dhanbad in 2011 is 1,162,472. Although Dhanbad city has population of 1,162,472; its urban / metropolitan population is 1,196,214.
Dhanbad Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Dhanbad city are 805,982 of which 462,420 are males while 343,562 are females. Average literacy rate of Dhanbad city is 79.47 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.14 and 71.96 percent.
The sex ratio of Dhanbad city is 891 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 903 per 1000 boys.
Dhanbad Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Dhanbad city numbers 2,852 in which population of 14,275 resides. This is around 1.23% of total population of Dhanbad city.
Dhanbad Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Dhanbad city with 81.22 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Dhanbad with approximately 17.10 % following it.
In Dhanbad city, Christinity is followed by 0.47 %, Jainism by 0.09 %, Sikhism by 0.65 % and Buddhism by 0.02 %. Around 0.28 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.17 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
81.22 %
944,152
Muslims
17.10 %
198,825
Christian
0.47 %
5,408
Sikh
0.65 %
7,521
Buddhist
0.02 %
237
Jain
0.09 %
1,104
Others
0.28 %
3,198
Not Stated
0.17 %
2,027
Dhanbad Future Population 2021-2031
Dhanbad
City
Metropolitan
2011
1,162,472
1,196,214
2021
1,511,000
1,555,000
2022
1,556,000
1,601,000
2023
1,602,000
1,649,000
2024
1,650,000
1,698,000
2025
1,699,000
1,748,000
2026
1,749,000
1,800,000
2027
1,801,000
1,854,000
2028
1,855,000
1,909,000
2029
1,910,000
1,966,000
2030
1,967,000
2,024,000
2031
2,026,000
2,084,000
Dhanbad City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
1,162,472
614,722
547,750
Literates
805,982
462,420
343,562
Children (0-6)
148,220
77,895
70,325
Average Literacy (%)
79.47 %
86.14 %
71.96 %
Sexratio
891
Child Sexratio
903
Dhanbad Metropolitan Region
Dhanbad city comes under Dhanbad Metropolitan area.
Dhanbad Metropolitan
Total
Male
Female
Population
1,196,214
632,522
563,692
Literates
827,740
475,333
352,407
Children (0-6)
152,841
80,383
72,458
Average Literacy (%)
79.33 %
86.09 %
71.74 %
Sexratio
891
Child Sexratio
901
Dhanbad Metropolitan Areas
Baua Kalan, Dhanbad, Malkera, Nagri Kalan, and Pondarkanali