Khunti District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Khunti is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 6 Taluks, 756 villages and 2 towns in Khunti district.

As per the Census India 2011, Khunti district has 103,700 households, population of 531,885 of which 266,335 are males and 265,550 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 86,292 which is 16.22% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Khunti district is around 997 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Khunti district is 53.5% out of which 61.85% males are literate and 45.13% females are literate. The total area of Khunti is 2,535 sq.km with population density of 210 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 91.54% of population lives in Urban area and 8.46% lives in Rural area. There are 4.52% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 73.25% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Khunti district.

Khunti Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total531,885100%
Other religions and persuasions241,29245.37%
Hindu138,86326.11%
Christian136,43825.65%
Muslim13,1222.47%
Religion not stated1,7080.32%
Buddhist2450.05%
Jain1480.03%
Sikh690.01%

Khunti Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)342,501
Number of households9,05594,645
Total Population44,982486,903
Population (%)50.78%49.99%
Male Population22,841243,494
Female Population22,141243,409
Sex Ratio9691000
Literacy (%)73.01%51.7%

List of Taluks in Khunti

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Khunti district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Khunti124,388464268993
Karra109,082500218997
Torpa92,9914342141010
Murhu85,486380225991
Erki(Tamar II)80,589500161991
Rania39,3492571531004

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Khunti Population Facts

Number of Households103,700
Population531,885
Male Population266,335 (50.07%)
Female Population265,550 (49.93%)
Children Population86,292
Area2,535 km2
Population density/km2210
Sex-ratio997
Literacy53.5%
Male Literacy61.85%
Female Literacy45.13%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %73.25%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %4.52%

Map of Khunti, Jharkhand