Khunti is a district in Jharkhand State of India. It has a total of 6 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 2,535 sq km. There are 2 towns and 756 villages in this district.
As per census Khunti District has a population of 531,885 in 2011 out of which 266,335 are male and 265,550 are female. Population of Khunti District in 2020/2021 is 593,738(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 284,575 out of 164,741 are male and 119,834 are female. People living in Khunti District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 259,984 out of which men are 141,123 and women are 118,861. Total 107,222 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 64,568 are cultivated by men and 42,654 are women. 16,422 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 8,583 and 7,839 are women. Khunti District sex ratio is 997 females per 1000 of males. Next Khunti District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 2,535 sq km., 34 sq km is urban and 2501 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 590,393 in the district, 44,982 are in urban area and 486,903 are in rural area. 9,055 households are in urban, 94,645 are in rural area. 32,842 literate people are in urban, 251,733 are in rural area.
Geography of Khunti
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karra | 109,082 | 54,615 | 54,467 | 20,839 |
| Torpa | 92,991 | 46,272 | 46,719 | 17,607 |
| Rania | 39,349 | 19,638 | 19,711 | 7,813 |
| Murhu | 85,486 | 42,936 | 42,550 | 16,323 |
| Khunti | 124,388 | 62,401 | 61,987 | 24,607 |
| Arki | 80,589 | 40,473 | 40,116 | 16,511 |