Khunti district


Khunti district is one of the twenty-four districts in South Chotanagpur division of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on 12 September 2007., it is the second least populous district of Jharkhand, after Lohardaga. 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.
The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

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

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

Khunti district has one sub-division and 6 blocks.
The Deputy Commissioner 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 Mr. Pranav Kumar Pal.
Khunti district has six community development blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Khunti district:

Demographics

, Khunti district has a population of 531,885, roughly equal to the nation of Cape Verde. This gives it a ranking of 541st in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.96%. Khunti has a sex ratio of 994 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 64.51%. Schedule Caste constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe were 73.3% of total population.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 61.72% of the population in the district spoke Mundari, 35.98% Hindi, 0.89% Urdu and 0.51% Kurukh as their first language.