Dhanbad — Jharkhand

11,862,041

Population

2,239,280

Households

911

Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)

63.55%

Approx. literacy

Dhanbad has an aggregated population of 11,862,041. Approximately 45.26% live in rural areas (5,368,974) and 26.31% live in urban areas (3,120,788).

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-district	Population	Villages
Taluk 0	5,368,974	3
Baghmara-Cum-Katras	891,275	195
Baliapur	403,310	67
Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata	2,476,133	29
Gobindpur	711,778	223
Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda	1,115,119	251
Purbi Tundi*	150,720	88
Topchanchi	438,666	116
Tundi	306,066	214

Dhanbad has a population of 11,862,041 (6,205,780 males and 5,656,261 females). The sex ratio is about 911 females per 1000 males.

Approximate literacy rate is 63.55%.

Category	Number
Total literates	7,538,071
Total illiterates	4,323,970

SC: 1,912,326 (16.12%). ST: 1,130,555 (9.53%).

Category	Population	Share
SC	1,912,326	16.12%
ST	1,130,555	9.53%

Children (0–6): 1,665,246 (14.04%). Workers: 3,789,231 (31.94%).

Category	Count	Share
Children (0-6)	1,665,246	14.04%
Total workers	3,789,231	31.94%

Village	Population
Dhanbad	2,684,487
Dhanbad	1,560,394
Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata	1,221,356
Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata	1,187,935
Dhanbad	1,124,093
Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda	426,613
Baghmara-Cum-Katras	334,309
Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda	261,893
Gobindpur	245,697
Baghmara-Cum-Katras	222,657