Garhwa (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Garhwa |
| Area : | 4093 km² |
| Residents : | 1,322,784 (2011) |
| Population density : | 323 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.garhwa.gov.in |
Garhwa is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 4093 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Garhwa .
history
Before the district was founded in 1991, it was part of the Palamu district . The district belongs to the Naxalite - communist influenced " Red Corridor ".
population
Population statistics have been available since 1991:
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 801.350 | 1,035,464 | 1,322,784 |
The population was 1,322,784 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 27.75% and was therefore very high. Garhwa has a gender ratio of 935 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 60.33% in 2011 , an increase of almost 21 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average. Almost 83.5% of the population are Hindus , approx. 14.7% are Muslims , approx. 1.3% are Christians and approx. 0.5% stated no religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 18.1% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Only 5.3% of the population live in cities.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Garhwa District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
