Deoghar District

Jharkhand

Deoghar district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Deoghar. It covers 2,477 sq km and had a population of 14,92,073 at the 2011 census, a density of 602 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Deoghar
Area
2,477 sq km
Population
14.92 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
602 /km²
Literacy Rate
64.85%
Sex Ratio
925
per 1,000 males
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Deoghar District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Deoghar district.

Total Population
14.92 Lakh
Male Population
7.75 Lakh
Female Population
7.17 Lakh
Rural Population
12.21 Lakh
Urban Population
2.71 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.81 Lakh
Literacy Rate
64.85%
Population Density
602 /km²
Sex Ratio
925
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 76.85%Female literacy 51.81%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Deoghar district.

2
Tehsils
10
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
194
Gram Panchayats
2,680
Villages
Headquarters
Deoghar
Languages
Khortha, Angika, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
24.48° N, 86.7° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Deoghar

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Godda

Constituency No. 3 · General
Partial
Nishikant Dubey
Nishikant Dubey
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Madhupur
  • Deoghar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Deoghar

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Madhupur
No. 13 · Godda
HH
Hafizul Hasan
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA

Your Representatives from Deoghar

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Deoghar district.

Election History

Lok Sabha

Godda · No. 3

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPNishikant Dubey
    Votes 6,93,140Vote share 55.72%Margin 1,01,812
    1. 1. Nishikant Dubey · BJP6,93,140 (55.72%)
    2. 2. Pradeep Yadav · INC5,91,328 (47.54%)
    3. 3. Arun Kumar · Independent18,210 (1.46%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jharkhand
State
Deoghar
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 3
3 Assembly
No. 13, 14, 15

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Deoghar District at a Glance

State
Jharkhand
Headquarters
Deoghar
Area
2,477 sq km
Population
14.92 Lakh
Population density
602 per km²
Sex ratio
925 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
64.85%
Languages
Khortha, Angika, Hindi
Tehsils
2
Blocks
10
Gram panchayats
194
Villages
2,680
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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