JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Khunti: 5.3 lakh people, one story

People
5,31,885
Area
2,535 km²
Literacy
63.86%
Sex ratio
997
#1 in JharkhandScheduled Tribes: 73.3 % of people. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandSex ratio: 997 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandWorkers in farming: 83.0 % of workers. Rank 3 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandPopulation: 5,31,885. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →

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KhuntiJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Khunti are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Khunti in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.3 lakh#23/24 in Jharkhand
Area2,535 km²#16/24 in Jharkhand
Population density210 per km²#20/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio997 females per 1000 males#2/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#8/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate63.86%#14/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy53.69%#11/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population8.5%#16/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

63.9% can read. 997 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.176.8
Female literacy
53.755.4
Scheduled Castes
4.512.1
Scheduled Tribes
73.326.2
Living in towns
8.524.0

Gender literacy gap: 20.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 26.1%
  • Muslim 2.5%
  • Christian 25.7%
  • Other / not stated 45.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    83 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.6 lakh workers, 48.9% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 64.0%
    • Farm labourers 19.0%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 13.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 22% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      21.536.3
      Latrine at home
      6.317.5
      Tap water
      2.810.2
      LPG / PNG
      2.89.2
      Phone
      20.038.1
      Television
      8.321.3
      Bicycle
      52.346.7
      Two-wheeler
      5.812.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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