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Saraikela-Kharsawan

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

Quick facts

5,066,534
Population
1,052,519
Households
959
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
56.97%
Approx. literacy

Saraikela-Kharsawan has an aggregated population of 5,066,534. Approximately 42.04% live in rural areas (2,130,112) and 10.21% live in urban areas (517,492).

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 2,130,112 3
Adityapur(Gamharia) 737,199 201
Chandil 425,752 107
Gobindpur(Rajnagar) 409,800 257
Ichagarh 249,297 113
Kharsawan 265,926 137
Kuchai 192,960 103
Kukru 158,928 49
Nimdih 235,917 68
Saraikela 260,643 176

Population summary

Saraikela-Kharsawan has a population of 5,066,534 (2,586,492 males and 2,480,042 females). The sex ratio is about 959 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,066,534
Male2,586,492
Female2,480,042
Rural population2,130,112 (42.04%)
Urban population517,492 (10.21%)
Households1,052,519

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 56.97%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,886,320
Total illiterates2,180,214

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 268,463 (5.3%). ST: 1,843,755 (36.39%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC268,4635.3%
ST1,843,75536.39%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 761,051 (15.02%). Workers: 2,071,592 (40.89%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)761,05115.02%
Total workers2,071,59240.89%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Saraikela-Kharsawan 1,065,056
Saraikela-Kharsawan 806,310
Adityapur(Gamharia) 309,072
Saraikela-Kharsawan 258,746
Adityapur(Gamharia) 190,017
Chandil 157,949
Gobindpur(Rajnagar) 136,600
Gobindpur(Rajnagar) 136,600
Adityapur(Gamharia) 119,055
Chandil 109,854
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