Ramgarh (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Ramgarh Cantonment |
| Area : | 1341 km² |
| Residents : | 949,443 (2011) |
| Population density : | 708 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.ramgarh.gov.in |
Ramgarh is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 1341 km². The administrative seat is the city of Ramgarh Cantonment .
history
Before the district was established in 1994, it was part of Hazaribagh District .
population
Population statistics have been available since 2001:
| year | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 839,482 | 949.443 |
The population was 949,443 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 13.1%. Ramgarh has a gender ratio of 921 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 73.17% in 2011 , an increase of almost 18 percentage points compared to 2001. This means that literacy is well above the Jharkhand average and close to the national average. Almost 81.6% of the population are Hindus , approx. 13.6% are Muslims , approx. 0.8% are Christians , approx. 0.5% are Sikhs , 0.1% are Jainas and approx. 3.5% did not indicate any religion or practiced other religions. Children under 6 years of age are 14.1% of the population.
Almost 44.1% of the population live in cities. Largest city is Ramgarh having cantonment
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ramgarh District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
