Giridih (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Giridih |
| Area : | 4962 km² |
| Residents : | 2,445,474 (2011) |
| Population density : | 493 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.giridih.gov.in |
Giridih is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 4962 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Giridih .
history
Before the district was established in December 1972, it was part of Hazaribag District . Today the district belongs to the Naxalite - communist influenced " Red Corridor ".
population
Population statistics have been available since 1991:
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,496,200 | 1,905,343 | 2,445,474 |
The population was 2,445,474 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 28.41% and was therefore very high. Giridih has a gender ratio of 944 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 63.14% in 2011 , an increase of almost 19 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average. Almost 75.9% of the population are Hindus , approx. 20.8% are Muslims , approx. 0.6% are Christians , approx. 0.1% are Jainas , and approx. 2.6% did not declare any religion or practice other religions. 18.8% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Almost 8.5% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Giridih with 114,533 inhabitants.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Giridih District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
