East Singhbhum is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 11 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 3,562 sq km. There are 15 towns and 1,748 villages in this district.
As per census East Singhbhum has a population of 2,293,919 in 2011 out of which 1,176,902 are male and 1,117,017 are female. Population of East Singhbhum in 2020/2021 is 2,560,678(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,507,699 out of 856,526 are male and 651,173 are female. People living in East Singhbhum depend on multiple skills, total workers are 837,167 out of which men are 616,249 and women are 220,918. Total 49,893 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 41,395 are cultivated by men and 8,498 are women. 39,661 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 26,733 and 12,928 are women. East Singhbhum sex ratio is 949 females per 1000 of males. Next East Singhbhum Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 3,562 sq km., 188 sq km is urban and 3374 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,546,251 in the district, 1,274,591 are in urban area and 1,019,328 are in rural area. 258,771 households are in urban, 218,160 are in rural area. 959,702 literate people are in urban, 547,997 are in rural area.
Geography of East Singhbhum
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patamda | 82,876 | 41,751 | 41,125 | 17,042 |
| Boram | 69,013 | 35,142 | 33,871 | 14,030 |
| Golmuri Cum Jugsalai | 1,260,201 | 654,447 | 605,754 | 254,985 |
| Ghatshila | 129,905 | 65,918 | 63,987 | 28,246 |
| Potka | 199,612 | 99,918 | 99,694 | 41,387 |
| Musabani | 107,084 | 54,256 | 52,828 | 22,480 |
| Dumaria | 62,128 | 31,043 | 31,085 | 12,457 |
| Dhalbhumgarh | 61,932 | 31,309 | 30,623 | 13,390 |
| Gurbandha | 43,001 | 21,703 | 21,298 | 9,176 |
| Chakulia | 125,116 | 63,312 | 61,804 | 28,544 |
| Baharagora | 153,051 | 78,103 | 74,948 | 35,194 |