Khunti Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Khunti district, Jharkhand

Khunti Block of Khunti district has total population of 124,388 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,401 are males while 61,987 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,607 families residing in Khunti Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Khunti Block is 993.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29.3% people lives in Urban areas while 70.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.1% while that in the rural areas is 58.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Khunti Block is 960% while that of Rural areas is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khunti Block is 19699 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10003 male children and 9696 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khunti Block is 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Khunti Block.

The total literacy rate of Khunti Block is 65.87%. The male literacy rate is 63.52% and the female literacy rate is 47.3% in Khunti Block.

Population
124,388
Families
24,607
Literacy
65.87%
Sex Ratio
993

To facilitate the administration, Khunti Block is further divided into 1 town and 148 villages.

Khunti Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khunti Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,699 10,003 9,696
Literacy 65.87% 63.52% 47.3%
Scheduled Caste 6,245 3,178 3,067
Scheduled Tribe 81,837 40,476 41,361
Illiterate 55,434 22,764 32,670

Caste-wise Population - Khunti Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.8% of total population in Khunti Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,245 3,178 3,067
Schedule Tribe 81,837 40,476 41,361

Religion-wise Population - Khunti Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,562 (29.39%) 18,761 17,801
Muslim 5,504 (4.42%) 2,893 2,611
Christian 20,517 (16.49%) 9,949 10,568
Sikh 47 (0.04%) 30 17
Buddhist 14 (0.01%) 5 9
Jain 134 (0.11%) 72 62
Other Religion 61,441 (49.39%) 30,616 30,825
No Religion Specified 169 (0.14%) 75 94

Literacy Rate - Khunti Block

Average literacy rate of Khunti Block in 2011 were 65.87% in which, male and female literacy were 75.65% and 56.07% respectively. Total literate in Khunti Block were 68,954 of which male and female were 39,637 and 29,317 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khunti Block

The Sex Ratio of Khunti Block is 993 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 993 females in Khunti Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Khunti Block.

Child Population - Khunti Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,699 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khunti Block. Out of which 19,699 were male while 19,699 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khunti Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,245 families under Khunti Block living in urban areas while 7,245 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 29.3% of total population of Khunti Block lives in Urban areas while 70.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,763 while that in rural region is 14,936.

Total Urban Rural
Population 124,388 36,390 87,998
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,699 4,763 14,936
Schedule Caste 6,245 2,340 3,905
Schedule Tribe 81,837 14,022 67,815
Literacy 65.87% 83.12% 58.4%
Sex Ratio 993 960 1,007

Working Population - Khunti Block

In Khunti Block out of total population, 55,024 were engaged in work activities. 56.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 55,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,101 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,856 20,482 10,374
Cultivators 16,301 10,124 6,177
Agriculture Labourer 2,101 1,170 931
Household Industries 1,330 780 550
Other Workers 11,124 8,408 2,716
Marginal Workers 24,168 11,804 12,364
Non Working 69,364 30,115 39,249

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