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Khunti population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 531,885 people
Households 103,700 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.88% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 531,885 486,903 44,982 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 103,700 94,645 9,055 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 86,292 80,544 5,748 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.22% 16.54% 12.78% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 997 1,000 969 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 964 966 933 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 284,575 251,733 32,842 Literacy rate% 63.86% 61.95% 83.71% Male literacy rate% 74.08% 72.59% 89.29% Female literacy rate% 53.69% 51.38% 77.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 24,037 21,223 2,814 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 389,626 371,469 18,157 Total workersCensus workers 259,984 245,981 14,003 Work participation rate% 48.88% 50.52% 31.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 153,087 142,586 10,501 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 106,897 103,395 3,502 Non-workerspeople 271,901 240,922 30,979
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 103,700 households and 531,885 residents. Urban residents made up 8.46% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.54%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.08% for males and 53.69% for females. Of 259,984 workers, 58.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 107,222 59,068 Agricultural labourers 16,422 33,026 Household industry workers 4,874 4,371 Other workers 24,569 10,432
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801796 36,390 people within this district · Town
Census code 374963 8,592 people within this district · Census town