# Pashchimi Singhbhum District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/ District · Jharkhand # Pashchimi Singhbhum district Pashchimi Singhbhum is a district of Jharkhand, 8th of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,502,338 people** in 18 sub-districts, 11 towns and 1,673 villages; 15% lived in towns. The largest town is [Chaibasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/chaibasa/) (69,565). - 1,502,338people (2011) - 18sub-districts - 11towns - 58.6%literacy ## Who lives in Pashchimi Singhbhum? Pashchimi Singhbhum had **1,502,338 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.6% of Jharkhand's population and 8th of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 1,005 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jharkhand figure of 948; the highest of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 983 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 5.0 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Pashchimi Singhbhum? 58.6% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jharkhand's 66.4%), 21st of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 71.1% and women at 46.3% — a gap of 24.9 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Chaibasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/) (75.5%) and lowest in [Gudri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/gudri/) (40.3%). 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum do for a living? 46.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 40.1%). Of all workers, 20% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 51% 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 [Gudri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/gudri/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Noamundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/noamundi/) (12% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 51 (51%) 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum 14.5% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), 10th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 11 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 9 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Chaibasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/chaibasa/) with 69,565 people, home to 32% 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum Pashchimi Singhbhum had 1,673 census villages, 1,642 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 782 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Narsanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/narsanda/) (4,841), [Karaikella](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/karaikella/) (4,447), [Majhganw](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/majhganw/) (4,398), [Ruia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/hat-gamharia/ruia/) (4,290) and [Chiria](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/manoharpur/chiria/) (4,178). 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum compared with Jharkhand ■ Pashchimi Singhbhum · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **948 Working population ****46.3%** **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 Pashchimi Singhbhum Of every 100 households in Pashchimi Singhbhum in 2011, 41 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pashchimi Singhbhum · ■ Electricity for lighting ****41%** Toilet within the home ****12%** No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** Tap water ****10%** Drinking water within premises ****10%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** Use banking services ****40%** Television ****14%** Mobile phone ****24%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****10%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****29%** Own their home ****91%** 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum Sub-district People Villages Towns [Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/) 77,697 107 0 [Gudri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/gudri/) 38,282 88 0 [Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/) 87,072 216 0 [Chakradharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chakradharpur/) 197,953 181 1 [Khuntpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/) 83,047 116 0 [Goilkera](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/goilkera/) 74,019 111 0 [Anandpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/anandpur/) 44,406 88 0 [Manoharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/manoharpur/) 90,142 99 1 [Noamundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/noamundi/) 113,333 63 5 [Tonto](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/tonto/) 59,918 73 0 [Hat Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/hat-gamharia/) 67,226 54 0 [Chaibasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chaibasa/) 155,954 75 1 [Tantnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/tantnagar/) 63,910 76 0 [Manjhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/manjhari/) 68,450 64 0 [Jhinkpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/jhinkpani/) 53,792 27 1 [Jagannathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/jagannathpur/) 99,169 87 2 [Kumardungi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/kumardungi/) 55,352 60 0 [Majhgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/) 72,616 88 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum - Chaibasa · 69,565 - Chakardharpur · 56,531 - Noamundi · 17,954 - Jhinkpani · 13,068 - Gua · 12,554 - Manohar Pur · 12,453 - Kiriburu · 9,372 - Barajamda · 8,629 - Jagannathpur · 7,310 - Meghahatuburu Forest Village · 5,992 - Danguwapasi · 4,606 ## Largest villages in Pashchimi Singhbhum - Narsanda · 4,841 - Karaikella · 4,447 - Majhganw · 4,398 - Ruia · 4,290 - Chiria · 4,178 - Nandpur · 4,176 - Nawaganw · 3,820 - Jaintgarh · 3,432 - Tonto · 3,399 - Jaipur · 3,198 - Kumardungi · 3,195 - Kusmunda · 3,182 - Bari · 3,166 - Hathiya · 3,137 - Asura · 3,112 - Choya · 3,001 - Kurposi · 2,979 - Bharbhariya · 2,966 - Roladih · 2,943 - Lupunggutu · 2,920 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 Pashchimi Singhbhum?18: Sonua, Gudri, Bandgaon, Chakradharpur, Khuntpani, Goilkera, Anandpur, Manoharpur, Noamundi, Tonto, Hat Gamharia, Chaibasa… - What is the population of Pashchimi Singhbhum district?1,502,338 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Pashchimi Singhbhum?Chaibasa