Giridih District

Giridih district is located in Jharkhand. Population of Giridih district is 2,445,203 as per Census 2011. Giridih is 3th most Populous district out of total 24 districts in Jharkhand and it is 182th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Giridih is 497 Persons per square Km. It is 10th most densely populated out of 24 districts in Jharkhand and it is 246th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Giridih is 65.12%. This means 65.12 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 14 in terms of literacy rate out of total 24 districts of Jharkhand and 502 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Giridih is 79.08% while female literacy stands at 50.33%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Giridih is 943 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Giridih is 4,919.93 Sq. Km. It is 5th largest district in Jharkhand and 232th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.