Jamtara District - Population 2011-2024

An official Census 2011 detail of Jamtara, 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 Jamtara District of Jharkhand.

In 2011, Jamtara had population of 791,042 of which male and female were 404,830 and 386,212 respectively. In 2001 census, Jamtara had a population of 653,081 of which males were 333,514 and remaining 319,567 were females. Jamtara District population constituted 2.40 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Jamtara District was at 2.42 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 21.12 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Jamtara District recorded increase of 19.85 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Jamtara Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Jamtara in 2011 were 64.59 compared to 64.59 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 76.46 and 52.15 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 62.86 and 32.35 in Jamtara District. Total literate in Jamtara District were 426,312 of which male and female were 258,260 and 168,052 respectively. In 2001, Jamtara District had 255,921 in its district.

Jamtara Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Jamtara, it stood at 954 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 958. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 954 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 979 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Jamtara District Religion Data

Jamtara Population 2023 - 2024

Jamtara Population 2011 - 2001

Jamtara Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Jamtara. There were total 130,993 children under age of 0-6 against 119,198 of 2001 census. Of total 130,993 male and female were 67,051 and 63,942 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 954 compared to 979 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 16.56 percent of Jamtara District compared to 18.25 percent of 2001. There was net change of -1.69 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Jamtara Houseless Data

In 2011, total 363 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Jamtara district of Jharkhand. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 1,598. This approx 0.20201202970259% of total population of Jamtara district.

Jamtara District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Jamtara district for 2011 is 437 people per sq. km. In 2001, Jamtara district density was at 362 people per sq. km. Jamtara district administers 1,811 square kilometers of areas.

Jamtara District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Jamtara population for 2011 census, 9.58 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 75,746 people lives in urban areas of which males are 39,787 and females are 35,959. Sex Ratio in urban region of Jamtara district is 904 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Jamtara district was 921 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 9,749 of which males and females were 5,076 and 4,673. This child population figure of Jamtara district is 12.76 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Jamtara district as per census 2011 is 82.62 % of which males and females are 89.24 % and 75.28 % literates respectively. In actual number 54,528 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 30,975 and 23,553 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 90.42 % population of Jamtara districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Jamtara district population living in rural areas is 715,296 of which males and females are 365,043 and 350,253 respectively. In rural areas of Jamtara district, sex ratio is 959 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Jamtara district is considered, figure is 956 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 121,244 in rural areas of which males were 61,975 and females were 59,269. The child population comprises 16.98 % of total rural population of Jamtara district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Jamtara district is 62.58 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 74.99 and 49.66 percent respectively. In total, 371,784 people were literate of which males and females were 227,285 and 144,499 respectively.

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