Jamtara

This page provides an overview of Jamtara: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

3,879,464
Population
761,411
Households
955
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
53.54%
Approx. literacy

Jamtara has an aggregated population of 3,879,464. Approximately 40.78% live in rural areas (1,582,084) and 3.9% live in urban areas (151,492).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

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

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,582,084 3
Fatehpur 268,935 182
Jamtara 537,556 140
Karma Tanr Vidyasagar* 339,930 153
Kundhit 254,721 175
Nala 404,340 264
Narayanpur 491,898 265

Population summary

Jamtara has a population of 3,879,464 (1,984,363 males and 1,895,101 females). The sex ratio is about 955 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population3,879,464
Male1,984,363
Female1,895,101
Rural population1,582,084 (40.78%)
Urban population151,492 (3.9%)
Households761,411

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 53.54%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,077,032
Total illiterates1,802,432

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 354,566 (9.14%). ST: 1,198,918 (30.9%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC354,5669.14%
ST1,198,91830.9%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 645,216 (16.63%). Workers: 1,609,931 (41.5%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)645,21616.63%
Total workers1,609,93141.5%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Jamtara 791,042
Jamtara 715,296
Jamtara 202,478
Narayanpur 163,966
Narayanpur 163,966
Nala 134,780
Nala 134,780
Jamtara 132,600
Karma Tanr Vidyasagar* 115,266
Karma Tanr Vidyasagar* 109,398