District Profile
District Profile:
Khunti is the 23rd district of Jharkhand state of India.
https://khunti.kvk4.in/about-us.php
Latitude: 23.08° north
Longitude: 85.28° east
Height (msl): 611 meters
Population (2011 census): 5, 31,885; M-266335, F-265550
Population density: 215 per square kilometre
Tribal Population: 73% of the total population
Literacy rate: 64.51 % (Total) M-74.08% F- 53.69%
No. & name of blocks: Six (Rania, Murhu, Torpa, Karra, Khunti and Arki)
No. of gram panchayat: 86
No. of villages: 756
Agro-climatic zone: Western Plateau Region (Zone-II) of Eastern Plateau and Hill Region VII of India
Geographical area: 2611000ha (2611 sq. km)
Cultivable area: 66.1% of total area
Forest cover: 1, 04,440ha
Barren (non-cultivable land): 17,660 ha
Type of soil: Sandy red loam
Average pH of soil: 4.9 to 6.2(Acidic)
Average rainfall: 1323 mm
Average Temperature: 43.0-6.0 0C
Cereal crops: Paddy and Finger millets (Madua)
Oilseed crops: Niger (Surguja), Mustard and Linseed (Tisi)
Pulse crops: Peas, gram, pigeon pea, urd and horse gram
Horticultural crops: Mango, Jackfruit, custard apple, Tamarind and guava
Vegetable Crops: Potato, Tomato, Vegetable peas, French beans, Brinjal, Cucurbits
Sweet potato, Elephant Foot Yam and Turmeric
Commercial crop: Lac (Average production: 2000t/yr), 28.9% of Jharkhand state production
Animal Population (20th animal census in the year 2019)
Milch animals: 151318
Indigenous breed cow: 120734
Hybrid breed cow: 15000
Buffaloes: 15584
Goats: 115360
