West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand

West Singhbhum District is an administrative district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is situated about 160 km from Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand. The district headquarters is located at Chaibasa. Hindi, Ho, Mundari and Odia are among the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 7,224 km², including 7,110.08 km² of rural area and 113.92 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in West Singhbhum District

West Singhbhum District is divided into 18 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,685 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Anandpur 87308.06
2Bandgaon 216487.85
3Chaibasa 101210.34
4Chakradharpur 181394.88
5Goilkera 114534.28
6Gudri 81611.86
7Hat Gamharia 54296.41
8Jagannathpur 89312.08
9Jhinkpani 29124.11
10Khuntpani 91415.88
11Kumardungi 60294.01
12Majhgaon 88284.51
13Manjhari 64319.73
14Manoharpur 101968.09
15Noamundi 71612.68
16Sonua 107201.90
17Tantnagar 76204.08
18Tonto 75643.25

Population of West Singhbhum District

As per the Census 2011, West Singhbhum District has a total population of 15,02,338 people, consisting of 7,49,385 males and 7,52,953 females. There are 3,02,046 households in the district with an average population density of 208 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population15,02,33812,84,3042,18,034
Male Population7,49,3856,37,6571,11,728
Female Population7,52,9536,46,6471,06,306
Total Households3,02,0462,57,29444,752
Population Density208 / km²181 / km²1,914 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 7,27,561 literate people and 2,61,493 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 56,986 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10,11,296 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,61,4932,34,09327,400
Literate Population7,27,5615,70,4041,57,157
Illiterate Population7,74,7777,13,90060,877
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population56,98638,21518,771
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population10,11,2969,53,10658,190

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.