Singhbhum
Constituency No. 10 · Scheduled Tribe
JM
Jobha Majhi
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
- Chaibasa
- Majhgaon
- Jagannathpur
- Manoharpur
- Chakradharpur
West Singhbhum District
Jharkhand
West Singhbhum district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Chaibasa. It covers 7,224 sq km and had a population of 15,02,338 at the 2011 census, a density of 208 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Chaibasa
Area
7,224 sq km
Population
15.02 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
208 /km²
Literacy Rate
58.63%
Sex Ratio
1,005
per 1,000 males
West Singhbhum District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for West Singhbhum district.
Total Population
15.02 Lakh
Male Population
7.49 Lakh
Female Population
7.53 Lakh
Rural Population
12.82 Lakh
Urban Population
2.20 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
58,200
Scheduled Tribe
10.12 Lakh
Literacy Rate
58.63%
Population Density
208 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,005
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 71.13%Female literacy 46.25%
District Administration
Administrative structure of West Singhbhum district.
3
Tehsils
18
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
218
Gram Panchayats
1,640
Villages
- Headquarters
- Chaibasa
- Languages
- Ho, Santhali, Bengali, Odia, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 22.55° N, 85.81° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering West Singhbhum
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering West Singhbhum
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 52 · Singhbhum
DB
Deepak Birua
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
No. 53 · Singhbhum
NP
Niral Purty
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
No. 54 · Singhbhum
SS
Sona Ram Sinku
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 55 · Singhbhum
JM
Jagat Majhi
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
No. 56 · Singhbhum
SO
Sukhram Oraon
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
Your Representatives from West Singhbhum
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing West Singhbhum district.
- JMJobha MajhiJharkhand Mukti MorchaMPSinghbhum · No. 10
- DBDeepak BiruaJharkhand Mukti MorchaMLAChaibasa · No. 52
- NPNiral PurtyJharkhand Mukti MorchaMLAMajhgaon · No. 53
- SSSona Ram SinkuIndian National CongressMLAJagannathpur · No. 54
- JMJagat MajhiJharkhand Mukti MorchaMLAManoharpur · No. 55
- SOSukhram OraonJharkhand Mukti MorchaMLAChakradharpur · No. 56
Election History
Lok SabhaSinghbhum · No. 10
- 202418th Lok SabhaJMMJobha MajhiVotes 5,20,182Vote share 51.77%Margin 1,68,402
- 1. Jobha Majhi · JMM5,20,182 (51.77%)
- 2. Geeta Kora · BJP3,51,780 (35.01%)
- 3. Damodar Singh Hansda · Independent42,100 (4.19%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaINCGeeta KoraVotes 4,31,815Vote share 49.18%Margin 72,155
- 1. Geeta Kora · INC4,31,815 (49.18%)
- 2. Laxman Giluwa · BJP3,59,660 (40.96%)
- 3. Prabhat Kumar Purty · Independent14,210 (1.62%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPLaxman GiluwaVotes 3,03,131Vote share 38.3%Margin 87,524
- 1. Laxman Giluwa · BJP3,03,131 (38.3%)
- 2. Geeta Kora · Jai Bharat Samanta Party2,15,607 (27.24%)
- 3. Dashrath Gagrai · JMM1,28,330 (16.21%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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West Singhbhum District at a Glance
- State
- Jharkhand
- Headquarters
- Chaibasa
- Area
- 7,224 sq km
- Population
- 15.02 Lakh
- Population density
- 208 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,005 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 58.63%
- Languages
- Ho, Santhali, Bengali, Odia, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 3
- Blocks
- 18
- Gram panchayats
- 218
- Villages
- 1,640
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- 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.