West Singhbhum District
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General Description |
Pashchimi Singhbhum district came into existence when the old Singhbhum district was bifurcated in 1990. Pashchimi Singhbhum has 15 blocks and two administrative sub-divisions. The district is full of hills alternating with valleys, steep mountains, and deep forests on the mountain slopes. The district contains one of the best sal forests in India and the famous Saranda ( seven hundred hills) forest area. |
| Population |
2,080,265 |
Gross enrollment ratio
( elementary
level -- class I to VIII) |
66.6 |
| Density of population (Persons/sq km) |
210 |
Birth Rate |
28.3 |
| Men |
1,052,711 |
Death Rate |
NA |
| Women |
1,027,554 |
Infant mortality rate ( per 1000) |
67 |
| Total rural population |
1,729,598 |
Maternal mortality rate ( per 1000) |
NA |
| Total urban population |
350,667 |
% of
girls marrying below 18 years of age |
28.5 |
| % of
Scheduled castes |
4.89% |
Health Infrastructure |
Being compiled |
| % of Scheduled tribes |
53.42% |
% of
children getting complete immunization |
23.6 |
| Sex-ratio (females/1000 males) |
976 |
Estimated % coverage of safe drinking
water (habitations) |
84.15 |
| % Below poverty line |
45.7 |
%
villages not connected to pucca roads |
74.37 |
| Literacy rate(2001) |
50.7 |
Composite Index |
40.40 |
| % Literate males |
66.23 |
Ranking (out of 569 districts of India)
on the basis of composite index |
471 |
| %
Literate females |
34.81 |
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