Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Khunta Population - Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Khunta is a medium size village located in Chaibasa Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 298 families residing. The Khunta village has population of 1464 of which 691 are males while 773 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khunta village population of children with age 0-6 is 279 which makes up 19.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khunta village is 1119 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Khunta as per census is 1036, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Khunta village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Khunta village was 66.16 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Khunta Male literacy stands at 80.69 % while female literacy rate was 53.41 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Khunta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Khunta village.

Khunta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 298 - -
Population 1,464 691 773
Child (0-6) 279 137 142
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,372 647 725
Literacy 66.16 % 80.69 % 53.41 %
Total Workers 426 323 103
Main Worker 275 - -
Marginal Worker 151 84 67

Caste Factor

In Khunta village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 93.72 % of total population in Khunta village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Khunta village of Pashchimi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Khunta village out of total population, 426 were engaged in work activities. 64.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 426 workers engaged in Main Work, 252 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.