Palamu Census 2011

Palamu, Jharkhand

Population of Palamu

Palamu district is located in Jharkhand . Population of Palamu district is 1936319 as per Census 2011. Palamu is 6th most Populous district out of total 24 districts in Jharkhand and it is 243th most Populous district in India.The population density of Palamu is 381 Persons per square Km.It is 15th most densely populated out of 24 districts in Jharkhand and it is 318th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Palamu

Total Literacy rate of Palamu is 65.5%. This means 65.5 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 13 in terms of literacy rate out of total 24 districts of Jharkhand and 243 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Palamu is 76.27% while female literacy stands at 53.87%.
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 Palamu

Sex-ratio of Palamu is 929 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Palamu

Area of Palamu is 5082.2 Sq. Km. It is 4th largest district in Jharkhand and 223th 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.

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