Giridih city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Giridih Metropolitan Region. The Giridih city is located in Jharkhand state of India.
The current estimate population of Giridih city in 2024 is
160,000
, while Giridih metro population is estimated at
201,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Giridih city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Giridih city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Giridih city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Giridih in 2011 is 114,533. Although Giridih city has population of 114,533; its urban / metropolitan population is 143,630.
Giridih Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Giridih city are 83,650 of which 46,120 are males while 37,530 are females. Average literacy rate of Giridih city is 84.71 percent of which male and female literacy was 89.21 and 79.76 percent.
The sex ratio of Giridih city is 910 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 908 per 1000 boys.
Giridih Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Giridih city numbers 5,940 in which population of 34,867 resides. This is around 30.44% of total population of Giridih city.
Giridih Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Giridih city with 67.66 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Giridih with approximately 30.31 % following it.
In Giridih city, Christinity is followed by 0.84 %, Jainism by 0.47 %, Sikhism by 0.55 % and Buddhism by 0.04 %. Around 0.07 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.06 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
67.66 %
77,488
Muslims
30.31 %
34,716
Christian
0.84 %
966
Sikh
0.55 %
630
Buddhist
0.04 %
42
Jain
0.47 %
536
Others
0.07 %
85
Not Stated
0.06 %
70
Giridih Future Population 2021-2031
Giridih
City
Metropolitan
2011
114,533
143,630
2021
148,000
186,000
2022
152,000
191,000
2023
156,000
196,000
2024
160,000
201,000
2025
164,000
207,000
2026
168,000
213,000
2027
173,000
219,000
2028
178,000
225,000
2029
183,000
231,000
2030
188,000
237,000
2031
193,000
244,000
Giridih City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
114,533
59,966
54,567
Literates
83,650
46,120
37,530
Children (0-6)
15,783
8,270
7,513
Average Literacy (%)
84.71 %
89.21 %
79.76 %
Sexratio
910
Child Sexratio
908
Giridih Metropolitan Region
Giridih city comes under Giridih Metropolitan area.