Khunti

This page provides an overview of Khunti: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

2,614,443
Population
509,445
Households
998
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
53.17%
Approx. literacy

Khunti has an aggregated population of 2,614,443. Approximately 40.69% live in rural areas (1,063,770) and 3.44% live in urban areas (89,964).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,063,770 3
Erki(Tamar II) 241,767 131
Karra 327,246 181
Khunti 336,774 151
Murhu 256,458 144
Rania 118,047 70
Torpa 270,381 97

Population summary

Khunti has a population of 2,614,443 (1,308,834 males and 1,305,609 females). The sex ratio is about 998 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population2,614,443
Male1,308,834
Female1,305,609
Rural population1,063,770 (40.69%)
Urban population89,964 (3.44%)
Households509,445

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 53.17%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,390,033
Total illiterates1,224,410

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 117,371 (4.49%). ST: 1,929,973 (73.82%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC117,3714.49%
ST1,929,97373.82%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 425,712 (16.28%). Workers: 1,285,917 (49.19%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)425,71216.28%
Total workers1,285,91749.19%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Khunti 531,885
Khunti 486,903
Khunti 124,388
Karra 109,082
Karra 109,082
Torpa 92,991
Khunti 87,998
Murhu 85,486
Murhu 85,486
Torpa 84,399