Demographic data table of Dhanbad
- The population of Dhanbad district is 26.84 Lakh, with a male population of 14.06 Lakh and a female population of 12.79 Lakh.
- The total Sex raio of Dhanbad is 909/1000 which is lower than India's sex ratio of 943/1000.
- The district has a literacy rate of 74.52%, which is higher than the national literacy rate of 74.04%.
- Indicates that the parameter of the district is higher in comparison to that of India.
- Indicates that the parameter of the district is lower in comparison to that of India.
Total Population 26.84 L 14.06 L 12.79 L
Rural Population 11.24 L 5.82 L 5.42 L
Urban Population 15.60 L 8.24 L 7.36 L
Literacy Rate 74.52% 83.81% 64.29%
Rural Literacy 68.17% 80.53% 54.9%
Urban Literacy 78.97% 86.06% 71.03%
Children age(0-6) 3.73 L 1.95 L 1.79 L
Rural children (0-6) 1.72 L 88,786 82,884
Urban children (0-6) 2.02 L 1.06 L 95,631
Religious graph of Dhanbad
*Religions comprising 1-2% of the population are depicted in the graph above.
Hindu | 80.07% | Muslim | 16.08% | ||
Sikh | 0.36% | Christian | 0.42% | ||
Buddhism | 0.01% | Jainism | 0.05% | ||
Others | 2.88% | NA | 0.13% |
Worker Ratio 31.46% 46.86% 14.52%
Rural Worker Ratio 36.58% 49.03% 23.22%
Urban Worker Ratio 27.77% 45.33% 8.12%
Total household 5.07 L -- --
Rural household 2.11 L -- --
Urban household 2.96 L -- --
Scheduled castes 4.37 L 2.26 L 2.11 L
Rural SC 1.63 L 83,786 79,304
Urban SC 2.74 L 1.43 L 1.32 L
Scheduled Tribes 2.33 L 1.17 L 1.16 L
Rural ST 1.98 L 99,381 98,698
Urban ST 35,040 17,875 17,165