Dhanbad District - Population 2011-2023

An official Census 2011 detail of Dhanbad, a district of Jharkhand has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Jharkhand. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Dhanbad District of Jharkhand.

In 2011, Dhanbad had population of 2,684,487 of which male and female were 1,405,956 and 1,278,531 respectively. In 2001 census, Dhanbad had a population of 2,397,102 of which males were 1,278,946 and remaining 1,118,156 were females. Dhanbad District population constituted 8.14 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Dhanbad District was at 8.90 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 11.99 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Dhanbad District recorded increase of 22.95 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Dhanbad Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Dhanbad in 2011 were 74.52 compared to 74.52 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 83.81 and 64.29 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 79.54 and 52.43 in Dhanbad District. Total literate in Dhanbad District were 1,722,204 of which male and female were 1,014,950 and 707,254 respectively. In 2001, Dhanbad District had 1,348,584 in its district.

Dhanbad Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Dhanbad, it stood at 909 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 874. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 916 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 951 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Dhanbad District Religion Data

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Dhanbad Population 2011 - 2001

Dhanbad Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Dhanbad. There were total 373,394 children under age of 0-6 against 384,265 of 2001 census. Of total 373,394 male and female were 194,879 and 178,515 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 916 compared to 951 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 13.91 percent of Dhanbad District compared to 16.03 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.12 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Dhanbad Houseless Data

In 2011, total 420 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 1,525. This approx 0.056807874279145% of total population of Dhanbad district.

Dhanbad District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Dhanbad district for 2011 is 1,316 people per sq. km. In 2001, Dhanbad district density was at 1,147 people per sq. km. Dhanbad district administers 2,040 square kilometers of areas.

Dhanbad District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Dhanbad population for 2011 census, 58.13 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 1,560,394 people lives in urban areas of which males are 824,000 and females are 736,394. Sex Ratio in urban region of Dhanbad district is 894 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Dhanbad district was 901 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 201,724 of which males and females were 106,093 and 95,631. This child population figure of Dhanbad district is 12.88 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Dhanbad district as per census 2011 is 78.97 % of which males and females are 86.06 % and 71.03 % literates respectively. In actual number 1,072,949 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 617,806 and 455,143 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 41.87 % population of Dhanbad districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Dhanbad district population living in rural areas is 1,124,093 of which males and females are 581,956 and 542,137 respectively. In rural areas of Dhanbad district, sex ratio is 932 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Dhanbad district is considered, figure is 934 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 171,670 in rural areas of which males were 88,786 and females were 82,884. The child population comprises 15.26 % of total rural population of Dhanbad district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Dhanbad district is 68.17 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 80.53 and 54.90 percent respectively. In total, 649,255 people were literate of which males and females were 397,144 and 252,111 respectively.

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City/Metros in Dhanbad District