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 |