Hazaribagh (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Hazaribagh |
| Area : | 3555 km² |
| Residents : | 1,734,495 (2011) |
| Population density : | 488 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.hazaribagh.gov.in |
Hazaribagh is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 3555 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Hazaribagh .
history
The district belongs to the Naxalite - communist influenced " Red Corridor ".
population
Population statistics have been available since 2001:
| year | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,378,881 | 1,734,495 |
The population was 1,734,495 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 20.65% and was therefore very high. Hazaribagh has a gender ratio of 947 women per 1000 men, a male surplus that is common for India. The district had a literacy rate of 69.75% in 2011 , an increase of almost 12 percentage points compared to 2001. The literacy rate is thus slightly above the national average. Almost 80.6% of the population are Hindus , approx. 16.2% are Muslims , approx. 1.0% are Christians , approx. 0.1% are Sikhs and Jainas and 2.1% did not indicate any religion or practice any other Religions. 16.3% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Almost 15.9% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Hazaribagh with 142,489 inhabitants.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hazaribagh District - Population 2001–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
