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
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