Districts in Jharkhand - Census 2011
List of districts of Jharkhand with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Jharkhand is divided into 24 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Ranchi is the largest district of Jharkhand by population, while the least populated district of Jharkhand is Lohardaga.
Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Jharkhand sorted by population.
# | District | Sub-districts | Population | Literacy | Sex Ratio |
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1 | Ranchi | Blocks | 2 914 253 | 76,06% | 949 |
2 | Dhanbad | Blocks | 2 684 487 | 74,52% | 909 |
3 | Giridih | Blocks | 2 445 474 | 63,14% | 944 |
4 | Purbi Singhbhum | Blocks | 2 293 919 | 75,49% | 949 |
5 | Bokaro | Blocks | 2 062 330 | 72,01% | 922 |
6 | Palamu | Blocks | 1 939 869 | 63,63% | 928 |
7 | Hazaribagh | Blocks | 1 734 495 | 69,75% | 947 |
8 | Pashchimi Singhbhum | Blocks | 1 502 338 | 58,63% | 1 005 |
9 | Deoghar | Blocks | 1 492 073 | 64,85% | 925 |
10 | Garhwa | Blocks | 1 322 784 | 60,33% | 935 |
11 | Dumka | Blocks | 1 321 442 | 61,02% | 977 |
12 | Godda | Blocks | 1 313 551 | 56,4% | 938 |
13 | Sahibganj | Blocks | 1 150 567 | 52,04% | 952 |
14 | Saraikela-Kharsawan | Blocks | 1 065 056 | 67,7% | 956 |
15 | Chatra | Blocks | 1 042 886 | 60,18% | 953 |
16 | Gumla | Blocks | 1 025 213 | 65,73% | 993 |
17 | Ramgarh | Blocks | 949 443 | 73,17% | 921 |
18 | Pakur | Blocks | 900 422 | 48,82% | 989 |
19 | Jamtara | Blocks | 791 042 | 64,59% | 954 |
20 | Latehar | Blocks | 726 978 | 59,51% | 967 |
21 | Kodarma | Blocks | 716 259 | 66,84% | 950 |
22 | Simdega | Blocks | 599 578 | 67,99% | 997 |
23 | Khunti | Blocks | 531 885 | 63,86% | 997 |
24 | Lohardaga | Blocks | 461 790 | 67,61% | 985 |