Saraikela Kharsawan District Census 2021–2025: Population, Literacy, Sex Ratio, ST/SC, Urban/Rural, Religion, City/Taluka

Saraikela Kharsawan District Jharkhand Census 2025/2011 – Population, Growth, Religion, Sex Ratio, Literacy, SC/ST, Rural/Urban, Language, Tehsil/Tal

Quick Overview of Saraikela-Kharsawan District Census 2021 (Projection)

• Estimated Population 2021: 12,90,000–13,03,000
• Estimated Population 2025: 13,70,000–13,18,000
• Area: 2,657 sq.km
• Density (2011): 401/km²
• Sex Ratio (2011): 957 females/1000 males (Child sex ratio: 944)
• Literacy Rate (2011): 67.70% (Male: 79.03%, Female: 55.88%)
• Urban Population (2011): 24.29% (2,58,746)
• Rural Population (2011): 75.71% (8,06,310)
• SC Population: 56,195 (5.28%)
• ST Population: 3,74,642 (35.18%)
• Workforce: 4,30,051 (M: 2,83,281, F: 1,46,770)
• Households (2011): 2,21,232
• Villages: 1,184
• Towns: 7

Historic Census Data (1901–2011)

Census Year	Population	Male	Female	Variation	% Change
1901	1,90,062	93,830	96,230	–	–
1911	2,12,210	1,04,000	1,08,000	22,148	+11.7%
1921	2,24,453	1,12,000	1,12,000	12,243	+5.8%
1931	2,74,259	1,38,000	1,36,000	49,806	+22.2%
1941	3,27,053	1,65,000	1,62,000	52,794	+19.2%
1951	3,55,319	1,77,000	1,78,000	28,266	+8.6%
1961	4,13,188	2,07,000	2,06,000	57,869	+16.3%
1971	4,93,874	2,52,000	2,42,000	80,686	+19.5%
1981	5,60,359	2,87,000	2,73,000	66,485	+13.5%
1991	7,07,175	3,64,000	3,43,000	1,46,816	+26.2%
2001	8,48,850	4,35,339	4,13,511	1,41,675	+20.0%
2011	10,65,056	5,44,411	5,20,645	2,16,206	+25.5%

Projected Population Table (2025–2036)

Year	Estimated Population	Growth Since 2011
2025	13,02,741	22.32%
2026	13,17,766	23.73%
2027	13,32,152	25.08%
2028	13,46,537	26.43%
2029	13,60,955	27.78%
2030	13,75,341	29.13%
2036	14,50,786	36.22%

Main Census 2011 Data

Description	Total	Male	Female
Population	10,65,056	5,44,411	5,20,645
Child (0-6)	1,59,596	82,120	77,476
SC Population	56,195	28,243	27,952
ST Population	3,74,642	1,87,149	1,87,493
Workforce	4,30,051	2,83,281	1,46,770
Households	2,21,232	—	—

Religion-wise Population (2011)

Religion	Total	%
Hindu	7,09,016	66.57%
Other religions/Sarna	2,80,469	26.33%
Muslim	63,588	5.97%
Christian	8,113	0.76%
Sikh	1,114	0.10%
Buddhist	187	0.02%
Jain	72	0.01%
Not Stated	2,497	0.23%

Subdistrict (Block/Taluk) List

• Chandil
• Kukru
• Ichagarh
• Nimdih
• Chandil (Subdivision HQ)
• Seraikela (Sadar Subdivision)
• Kharsawan
• Adityapur (Gamharia)
• Gobindpur (Rajnagar)
• Kuchai

Urban/Rural Split (2011)

Area	Population	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Child Sex Ratio	Literacy Rate
Urban	2,58,746	1,35,563	1,23,183	909	922	80.54% (Male: 86.62%, Female: 73.82%)
Rural	8,06,310	4,08,848	3,97,462	973	950	63.53% (Male: 76.47%, Female: 50.28%)

Literacy Rate by Religion (2011)

Religion	Avg. Literacy	Male Literacy	Female Literacy
Hindu	71.32%	82.08%	59.85%
Other religions/Sarna	56.91%	70.74%	43.3%
Muslim	73.04%	78.8%	66.91%
Christian	71.09%	79.6%	62.75%

Sex Ratio by Religion/Area (2011)

Category	Sex Ratio
Total	957
Urban	909
Rural	973
Hindu	938
Other religions/Sarna	1010
Muslim	942
Christian	993

SC/ST Details (2011)

Category	Total	Male	Female	% Population	Sex Ratio
Scheduled Caste	56,195	28,243	27,952	5.28%	990
Scheduled Tribe	3,74,642	1,87,149	1,87,493	35.18%	1002

• Main ST names: Santal (12.19%), Ho (8.37%), Bhumij (6.38%), Munda (4.22%), Bhuiya (1.88%), Oraon, Ghasi, Dom, Mahli, Dhobi, Chamar, Lohra, Kol

Language Breakdown (2011)

• Bengali: 44.01%
• Santali: 15.62%
• Ho: 9.65%
• Odia: 9.48%
• Hindi: 6.98%
• Mundari: 4.76%
• Urdu: 2.83%
• Bhojpuri: 2.70%
• Maithili: 1.05%

City List & Urban Data (2011)

City	Population	Male	Female
Adityapur (Nagar Parishad)	1,74,355	91,664	82,691

• 7 census towns, Seraikela (HQ), Chandil, Kharsawan, Gamharia, Rajnagar, Ichagarh, Adityapur

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• What is Saraikela-Kharsawan district population as per 2011 census? 10,65,056
• What’s the 2021/2025 population estimate? ~12.9–13.7 lakh
• Area? 2,657 sq.km
• Main religions? Hindu (66.57%), Sarna (26.33%)
• SC/ST percentage? 5.28% / 35.18%
• Sex ratio? 957 females/1000 males
• Literacy rate? 67.7% (urban: 80.5%, rural: 63.5%)
• Main languages? Bengali, Santali, Ho, Odia, Hindi, Mundari
• Key city? Adityapur (1.74 lakh)
• Total villages/towns? 1,184 villages, 7 towns