Dhanbad is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 8 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 2,040 sq km. There are 46 towns and 1,159 villages in this district.
As per census Dhanbad District has a population of 2,684,487 in 2011 out of which 1,405,956 are male and 1,278,531 are female. Population of Dhanbad District in 2020/2021 is 2,996,665(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,722,204 out of 1,014,950 are male and 707,254 are female. People living in Dhanbad District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 844,504 out of which men are 658,851 and women are 185,653. Total 32,963 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 25,780 are cultivated by men and 7,183 are women. 25,466 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 19,163 and 6,303 are women. Dhanbad District sex ratio is 909 females per 1000 of males. Next Dhanbad District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 2,040 sq km., 355 sq km is urban and 1685 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,979,781 in the district, 1,560,394 are in urban area and 1,124,093 are in rural area. 296,040 households are in urban, 211,024 are in rural area. 1,072,949 literate people are in urban, 649,255 are in rural area.
Geography of Dhanbad
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tundi | 102,022 | 52,181 | 49,841 | 18,971 |
| Purbi Tundi | 50,240 | 25,634 | 24,606 | 9,487 |
| Topchanchi | 163,342 | 84,974 | 78,368 | 31,207 |
| Baghmara | 334,309 | 175,479 | 158,830 | 64,297 |
| Gobindpur | 245,697 | 127,285 | 118,412 | 44,238 |
| Dhanbad | 1,221,356 | 645,762 | 575,594 | 231,668 |
| Baliapur | 140,908 | 73,278 | 67,630 | 26,387 |
| Nirsa | 426,613 | 221,363 | 205,250 | 80,809 |