Khunti district

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khunti district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Perua Ghagh fall.jpg
| image_caption = Perua Gagh falls
| image_map = Khunti in Jharkhand (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Khunti district in Jharkhand
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Khunti
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Chotanagpur division|South Chotanagpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Khunti]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
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| area_total_km2 = 2611
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 531885
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.51%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 994
| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name = Suraj Kumar, IAS
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]] (shared with Simdega, Ranchi and Seraikela Kharsawan districts)
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 3
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| website = {{URL|https://khunti.nic.in/}}
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'''Khunti district''' is one of the twenty-four districts in [[South Chotanagpur division]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. The district of Khunti was carved out of [[Ranchi district]] on 12 September 2007. {{As of|2011}}, it is the second least populous district of Jharkhand (out of [[Districts of Jharkhand|24]]), after [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> [[Khunti]] town is the headquarters of the district. It is historically known as the birthplace of [[Birsa Munda]], and being the centre of activity of the Birsa movement.<ref name=stamp>[http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/B/BIRSA%20MUNDA Birsa Mumda commemorative postage stamp and biography] [[India Post]], 15 November 1988''.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://jharkhandpolice.gov.in/khunti.htm| title = Jharkhand Police | access-date = 2009-03-10 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

The district is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref>

== Administration ==
=== Blocks/Mandals ===
Khunti district has one sub-division and 6 blocks. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khunti district is Mr.Suraj Kumar IAS. Khunti sub-division is the only sub-disvision in the district headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate(SDM) Mr. Pranav Kumar Pal.
Khunti district has six [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]. The following are the list of the Blocks in Khunti district:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|style=width:850px;|
#[[Arki Block]]
#[[Khunti|Khunti Block]]
#[[Murhu block|Murhu Block]]
#[[Rania block|Rania Block]]
#[[Torpa, India|Torpa Block]]
#[[karra Block]]
}}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Khunti District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]|maroon|45.37}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|26.11}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|dodgerblue|25.65}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|2.47}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.41}}
}}
{{As of|2011}} [[census of India]], Khunti district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 531,885,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cape Verde]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cape Verde 516,100 July 2011 est.}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 541st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 215 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.96%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Khunti has a [[sex ratio]] of 994 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.51%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 73.3% of total population.
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Khunti district (2011)
|label1 = [[Mundari language|Mundari]] |value1 = 61.72 |color1 = teal
|label2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value2 = 27.79 |color2 = tomato
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 5.78 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]] |value4 = 2.90 |color4 = pink
|label5 = Others |value5 = 1.81 |color5 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 61.72% of the population in the district spoke [[Mundari language|Mundari]], 27.79% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 5.78% [[Hindi]] and 2.9% [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,55,506|13=1911|14=1,81,651|15=1921|16=1,74,763|17=1931|18=2,05,234|19=1941|20=2,19,412|21=1951|22=2,43,744|23=1961|24=2,70,551|25=1971|26=3,09,590|27=1981|28=3,34,112|29=1991|30=3,86,330|31=2001|32=4,34,819|33=2011|34=5,31,885|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Local places ==

Panchghagh waterfall has 5 streams to it. The Banai River branches itself out in five different streams, generating rivulets through the cluster of rocks.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Anganbari –Shiva Temple is a religious center of the district known for its [[Shiva]] Temple. Every year during Sawan season local festival is celebrate for one month long. On Maha-shivratri Day, temple is visited by many disciples from different regions of Jharkhand. It is located on Khunti-Torpa road 9 km from the district headquarters.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Dombari Buru rises above Sail Rakab village close to Ulihatu. It is in the hills of Dombari Buru where Birsa Munda led his legendary ulgulan (rebellion) against the British more than a century ago. It is located 50 km from the state capital.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://khunti.nic.in/ Official website]
*[http://traveljharkhand.com/ Tourism guide of jharkhand state, more about khunti]

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