Deoghar (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Deoghar |
| Area : | 2477 km² |
| Residents : | 1,492,073 (2011) |
| Population density : | 602 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.deoghar.gov.in |
Deoghar is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 2477 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Deoghar .
history
Before the district was founded in 1981, it was part of the Santhal Pargana district .
population
Population statistics have been available since 2001:
| year | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 808.135 | 1,492,073 |
The population was 1,492,073 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 28.03% and was therefore very high. Deoghar has a gender ratio of 925 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 64.85% in 2011 , an increase of almost 14 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average. Almost 78.1% of the population are Hindus , approx. 20.3% are Muslims , approx. 0.4% are Christians and approx. 1.2% stated no religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 18.0% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Almost 17.3% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Deoghar with 203,123 inhabitants.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chatra District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
