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 103700 households, population of 531885 of which 266335 are males and 265550 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 86292 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 2535 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
Total531885100%
Other religions and persuasions24129245.37%
Hindu13886326.11%
Christian13643825.65%
Muslim131222.47%
Religion not stated17080.32%
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)34.302500.70
Number of households905594645
Total Population44982486903
Population (%)50.78%49.99%
Male Population22841243494
Female Population22141243409
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
Khunti124388463.89268993
Karra109082500.17218997
Torpa92991433.912141010
Murhu85486379.86225991
Erki(Tamar II)80589499.83161991
Rania39349257.341531004

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Khunti Population Facts

Number of Households103700
Population531885
Male Population266335 (50.07%)
Female Population265550 (49.93%)
Children Population86292
Area2535 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