# Giridih District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/ District · Jharkhand # Giridih district Giridih is a district of Jharkhand, 3rd of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,445,474 people** in 13 sub-districts, 12 towns and 2,749 villages; 9% lived in towns. The largest town is [Giridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/giridih/giridih/) (114,533). - 2,445,474people (2011) - 13sub-districts - 12towns - 63.1%literacy ## Who lives in Giridih? Giridih had **2,445,474 people** at the 2011 Census — 7.4% of Jharkhand's population and 3rd of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 944 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jharkhand figure of 948; 17th of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 942 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 6.2 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Giridih? 63.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jharkhand's 66.4%), 16th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 76.8% and women at 48.7% — a gap of 28.0 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Giridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/giridih/) (70.1%) and lowest in [Pirtanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/) (52.6%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Giridih do for a living? 42.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 34.7%). Of all workers, 13% farmed their own land, 8% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 18% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 60% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 21% of workers here, against 25% across Jharkhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/) (43% of workers in farming) and the least is [Giridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/giridih/) (9% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 60 (60%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Giridih 8.5% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), 15th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 12 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 11 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Giridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/giridih/giridih/) with 114,533 people, home to 55% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Giridih Giridih had 2,749 census villages, 2,558 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 875 people; 31 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Beko](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bagodar/beko/) (15,727), [Pihra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/pihra/) (15,578), [Jarmune](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bagodar/jarmune/) (15,269), [Antkadih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bagodar/antkadih/) (13,924) and [Doranda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/doranda/) (12,663). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Giridih compared with Jharkhand ■ Giridih · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **948 Working population ****42.4%** **39.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Giridih Of every 100 households in Giridih in 2011, 32 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Giridih · ■ Electricity for lighting ****32%** Toilet within the home ****11%** No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** Tap water ****5%** Drinking water within premises ****16%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** Use banking services ****56%** Television ****16%** Mobile phone ****60%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****15%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****18%** Own their home ****97%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Giridih Sub-district People Villages Towns [Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/) 115,962 160 0 [Tisri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/tisri/) 95,081 212 0 [Deori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/deori/) 182,527 303 0 [Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/) 267,352 297 1 [Jamua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/) 271,563 315 0 [Bengabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/) 153,198 257 0 [Gande](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/) 175,087 274 0 [Giridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/giridih/) 372,570 222 8 [Birni](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/birni/) 169,451 181 0 [Bagodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bagodar/) 158,094 70 0 [Sariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/sariya/) 149,068 70 1 [Dumri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dumri/) 226,006 191 2 [Pirtanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/) 109,515 197 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Giridih - Giridih · 114,533 - Barki Saraiya · 18,933 - Isri · 9,749 - Paratdih · 8,854 - Dhanwar · 8,777 - Dandidih · 7,769 - Mahesh Mundi · 7,389 - Sirsia · 7,181 - Telodih · 6,970 - Akdoni Khurd · 6,321 - Jamtara · 6,255 - Pertodih · 5,293 ## Largest villages in Giridih - Beko · 15,727 - Pihra · 15,578 - Jarmune · 15,269 - Antkadih · 13,924 - Doranda · 12,663 - Mandramo · 11,558 - Kulgo · 10,239 - Bagodar · 9,934 - Keshwai · 9,625 - Muturkha · 7,972 - Gawan · 7,458 - Lataki · 7,172 - Motileda · 6,838 - Sihodih · 6,725 - Khetko · 6,610 - Lachmantura · 6,523 - Bairia · 6,386 - Rangamati · 6,299 - Karharbari · 6,113 - Hesla · 5,965 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Giridih?13: Gawan, Tisri, Deori, Dhanwar, Jamua, Bengabad, Gande, Giridih, Birni, Bagodar, Sariya, Dumri… - What is the population of Giridih district?2,445,474 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Giridih?Giridih