Khuntia Population, Caste, Working Data Kalahandi, Odisha - Census 2011

Khuntia is a village situated in Kokasara block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 750 families residing in the village Khuntia. The total population of Khuntia is 2,909 out of which 1,485 are males and 1,424 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khuntia is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khuntia village is 420 which is 14% of the total population. There are 214 male children and 206 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khuntia is 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Khuntia village.

Population
2,909
Families
750
Literacy
47.37%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khuntia is 47.4%. Thus Khuntia village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 61.84% and the female literacy rate is 32.27% in Khuntia village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Khuntia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Khuntia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khuntia village.

Total Male Female
Children 420 214 206
Literacy 47.37% 61.84% 32.27%
Scheduled Caste 683 366 317
Scheduled Tribe 1,214 593 621
Illiterate 1,730 699 1,031

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 41.7% of total population in Khuntia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khuntia village out of total population, 1,703 were engaged in work activities. 44.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,703 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 438 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 754 686 68
Cultivators 259 250 9
Agriculture Labourer 438 394 44
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 55 41 14
Marginal Workers 949 234 715
Non Working 1,206 565 641

Nearby Villages to Khuntia,

Below are the list of villages near Khuntia village in Kokasara.

Village Population
Jayantapur 3,623
Tentulipada 684
Beherguda 3,238
Sargiguda 2,203
Chanchan bahali 2,502
Tarapur 3,702
Dhanpur 3,590
Jharkundamal 2,772
Dhaner 1,604
Poda Beda 578

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