# Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Ranchi, Jharkhand 

# Namkum

Namkum is a sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **145,841 people**, 3 towns and 97 villages (92 inhabited). The largest village is Ulatu (7,812 people).

- 145,841people (2011)
- 97villages
- 3towns
- 73.7%literacy

## Population of Namkum compared with Ranchi

■ Namkum · ■ Ranchi district

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**938

Working population ****43.2%**

**39.2%

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 Namkum

Of every 100 households in Namkum in 2011, 64 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Namkum · ■ Ranchi district

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**57%

Tap water ****5%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**59%

Use banking services ****70%**

**65%

Television ****42%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****87%**

**83%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Namkum

- Tati12,878 people
- Bargarwa8,615 people
- Ara6,346 people

## Largest villages in Namkum

- Ulatu · 7,812 people
- Khijri · 5,936 people
- Silwai · 4,837 people
- Mahilong · 4,371 people
- Baram · 4,215 people
- Sithia · 3,730 people
- Lali · 3,316 people
- Sidraul · 3,316 people
- Tumbaguttu · 3,014 people
- Dungri · 3,006 people
- Haratu · 2,858 people
- Huthundu · 2,122 people
- Hahap · 2,092 people
- Hardag · 2,030 people
- Gundu · 1,970 people
- Kutiatu · 1,916 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Namkum?97 (92 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Namkum in?Ranchi district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Namkum?145,841 (Census 2011)