Demographics
As of 2011 India census, the Jamshedpur city proper has a population of 7,25,623. The Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 13,37,131 in 2011. It is designated as a Million plus Urban agglomeration as per Govt terminology. Males constitute 52.1% of the population and females 47.9%. Tribals constitute around 28% of the population. Jamshedpur has an average literacy rate of 85.94%, higher than the national average of 74%. In Jamshedpur, 11.5% of the population is under six years of age.
The major conversational languages are Bengali, Hindi, English and Santhali language though languages of other states are also spoken by immigrants in Jamshedpur. Tribal languages such as Santali and Ho are spoken in the city outskirts. The population is multi-ethnic owing to migration of people from all over the country to work in the numerous industries present in the city.
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