# Godda District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/ District · Jharkhand # Godda district Godda is a district of Jharkhand, 12th of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,313,551 people** in 9 sub-districts, 3 towns and 2,302 villages; 5% lived in towns. The largest town is [Godda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/godda/godda/) (48,480). - 1,313,551people (2011) - 9sub-districts - 3towns - 56.4%literacy ## Who lives in Godda? Godda had **1,313,551 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.0% of Jharkhand's population and 12th of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 938 women for every 1,000 men (below the Jharkhand figure of 948; 18th of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 960 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Godda? 56.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jharkhand's 66.4%), 22nd of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 67.8% and women at 44.1% — a gap of 23.7 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Godda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/godda/) (64.2%) and lowest in [Sundarpahari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/sundarpahari/) (43.6%). 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 Godda do for a living? 42.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 32.8%). Of all workers, 14% farmed their own land, 16% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 11% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 57% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 30% of workers here, against 25% across Jharkhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Poreyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/) (43% of workers in farming) and the least is [Thakurgangti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/thakurgangti/) (17% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 57 (57%) 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 Godda 4.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), the least urban of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 3 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Godda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/godda/godda/) with 48,480 people, home to 75% 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 Godda Godda had 2,302 census villages, 1,688 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 740 people; 5 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Danre](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/danre/) (8,325), [Pareya Hat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/pareya-hat/) (6,319), [Jamuni Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/godda/jamuni-paharpur/) (6,271), [Parsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/parsa/) (6,101) and [Dighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/dighi/) (5,885). 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 Godda compared with Jharkhand ■ Godda · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **948 Working population ****42.0%** **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 Godda Of every 100 households in Godda in 2011, 17 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Godda · ■ Electricity for lighting ****17%** Toilet within the home ****10%** No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** Tap water ****4%** Drinking water within premises ****14%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** Use banking services ****39%** Television ****10%** Mobile phone ****35%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****32%** Own their home ****98%** 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 Godda Sub-district People Villages Towns [Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/) 146,325 213 0 [Thakurgangti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/thakurgangti/) 99,603 203 0 [Boarijor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/boarijor/) 138,330 442 0 [Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/) 196,976 363 1 [Pathargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/pathargama/) 115,662 198 0 [Bashant Rai*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/bashant-rai/) 93,448 117 0 [Godda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/godda/) 270,255 255 2 [Poreyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/) 187,489 213 0 [Sundarpahari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/sundarpahari/) 65,463 298 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 Godda - Godda · 48,480 - Mahagma · 10,969 - Sarauni · 4,970 ## Largest villages in Godda - Danre · 8,325 - Pareya Hat · 6,319 - Jamuni Paharpur · 6,271 - Parsa · 6,101 - Dighi · 5,885 - Amarpur · 4,777 - Motia · 4,746 - Sudin · 4,499 - Marro Mal · 4,477 - Nayanagar · 4,434 - Banjpur · 4,328 - Logain · 4,199 - Singhari · 4,191 - Makhni · 4,186 - Hanwara · 4,128 - Kasba · 4,121 - Debandha · 4,020 - Sarkanda · 4,012 - Pasai · 3,997 - Pachrukhi · 3,927 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 Godda?9: Meherma, Thakurgangti, Boarijor, Mahagama, Pathargama, Bashant Rai*, Godda, Poreyahat, Sundarpahari - What is the population of Godda district?1,313,551 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Godda?Godda