Demographic data table of Giridih
- The population of Giridih district is 24.45 Lakh, with a male population of 12.58 Lakh and a female population of 11.87 Lakh.
- The total Sex raio of Giridih is 944/1000 which is higher than India's sex ratio of 943/1000.
- The district has a literacy rate of 63.14%, which is lower 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 24.45 L 12.58 L 11.87 L
Rural Population 22.37 L 11.50 L 10.88 L
Urban Population 2.08 L 1.08 L 99,534
Literacy Rate 63.14% 76.76% 48.72%
Rural Literacy 61.55% 75.88% 46.42%
Urban Literacy 79.45% 85.67% 72.68%
Children age(0-6) 4.60 L 2.37 L 2.23 L
Rural children (0-6) 4.28 L 2.20 L 2.08 L
Urban children (0-6) 31,863 16,705 15,158
Religious graph of Giridih
*Religions comprising 1-2% of the population are depicted in the graph above.
Hindu | 75.9% | Muslim | 20.8% | ||
Sikh | 0.04% | Christian | 0.6% | ||
Buddhism | 0.03% | Jainism | 0.06% | ||
Others | 2.42% | NA | 0.15% |
Worker Ratio 42.38% 49.59% 34.73%
Rural Worker Ratio 43.65% 49.81% 37.13%
Urban Worker Ratio 28.72% 47.3% 8.47%
Total household 3.97 L -- --
Rural household 3.61 L -- --
Urban household 35,812 -- --
Scheduled castes 3.25 L 1.66 L 1.59 L
Rural SC 3.01 L 1.54 L 1.47 L
Urban SC 24,166 12,408 11,758
Scheduled Tribes 2.38 L 1.21 L 1.18 L
Rural ST 2.35 L 1.19 L 1.16 L
Urban ST 3,018 1,561 1,457