Hazaribagh District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Jharkhand) - Census 2011

Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand has total population of 1,734,495 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 890,881 are males while 843,614 are females. In 2011 there were total 304,749 families residing in Hazaribagh district. The Average Sex Ratio of Hazaribagh district is 947.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15.9% people lives in Urban areas while 84.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.5% while that in the rural areas is 66.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Hazaribagh district is 913 while that of Rural areas is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hazaribagh district is 281863 which is 16% of the total population. There are 145821 male children and 136042 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hazaribagh is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Hazaribagh district.

The total literacy rate of Hazaribagh district is 69.75%. The male literacy rate is 66.91% and the female literacy rate is 49.45% in Hazaribagh district.

Population
1,734,495
Families
304,749
Literacy
69.75%
Sex Ratio
947

To facilitate the administration, Hazaribagh district is further divided into 16 Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Hazaribagh Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hazaribagh district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 281,863 145,821 136,042
Literacy 69.75% 66.91% 49.45%
Scheduled Caste 303,515 155,013 148,502
Scheduled Tribe 121,768 60,796 60,972
Illiterate 721,246 294,768 426,478

Caste-wise Population - Hazaribagh district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 303,515 155,013 148,502
Schedule Tribe 121,768 60,796 60,972

Religion-wise Population - Hazaribagh district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,397,227 (80.56%) 718,675 678,552
Muslim 281,247 (16.21%) 144,310 136,937
Christian 17,137 (0.99%) 8,275 8,862
Sikh 1,312 (0.08%) 723 589
Buddhist 71 (0%) 43 28
Jain 1,676 (0.1%) 881 795
Other Religion 34,154 (1.97%) 17,124 17,030
No Religion Specified 1,671 (0.1%) 850 821

Literacy Rate - Hazaribagh district

The total literacy rate of Hazaribagh district was 69.75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 1,013,249 literates, males were 596,113 while females were 417,136. Also the male literacy rate was 80.01% and the female literacy rate was 58.95% in Hazaribagh district.

  Hazaribagh district Jharkhand
Female 58.95% 55.42%
Male 80.01% 76.84%
Total 69.75% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Hazaribagh district

The Sex Ratio of Hazaribagh district is 947 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 947 females in Hazaribagh district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 947 ) of Hazaribagh district.

Population Density - Hazaribagh district

The total area of Hazaribagh district is 3,555 km2. Thus the density of Hazaribagh district is 488 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 94 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,461 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Hazaribagh district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Hazaribagh, 15.87% people lived in urban regions while 84.13% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 275,307 out of which 143,947 were males while remaining 131,360 were females. In rural areas of Hazaribagh, male population was 746,934 while female population was 712,254.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Hazaribagh was 913 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Hazaribagh was 919 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Hazaribagh were 35,221 which is 12.79% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Hazaribagh was 954 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Hazaribagh was 935 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Hazaribagh for urban regions was 85.49 percent in which males were 90.59% literate while female literacy stood at 79.89%. The total literate population of Hazaribagh was 1,013,249. Similarly in rural areas of Hazaribagh, the average literacy rate was 66.64 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 77.86% and 54.91% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Hazaribagh were 808,009.

Rural Urban
Population % 84.13% 15.87%
Total population 1,459,188 275,307
Male population 746,934 143,947
Female population 712,254 131,360
Sex ratio 954 913
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 935 919
Child population 246,642 35,221
Literates 808,009 205,240
Average literacy 66.64% 85.49%
Male literacy 77.86% 90.59%
Female literacy 54.91% 79.89%

Child Population - Hazaribagh district

According to Census 2011, there were 281,863 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hazaribagh district. Out of which 145,821 were male while 136,042 were female.

Working Population - Hazaribagh district

In Hazaribagh district out of total population, 654,636 were engaged in work activities. 50% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 654,636 workers engaged in Main Work, 112,671 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43,404 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 327,316 261,999 65,317
Cultivators 112,671 83,221 29,450
Agriculture Labourer 43,404 29,331 14,073
Household Industries 8,106 5,827 2,279
Other Workers 163,135 143,620 19,515
Marginal Workers 327,320 161,473 165,847
Non Working 1,079,859 467,409 612,450

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