Kundhit block

Kundhit (also spelled as Kundahit) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 42 km from Jamtara, the district headquarters.

Kundhit
Community development block
Kundhit
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kundhit
Kundhit (India)
Coordinates: 23°58′6″N 87°9′52″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictJamtara
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total84,907
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates50,627 (64.64%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJH-21
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNala
Websitejamtara.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Kundahit, the block headquarters, is located at 23°58′6″N 87°9′52″E.[1]

Kundhit CD Block has 15 panchayats and 172 villages.[2]

Panchayats of Kundhit CD Block are: Amba, Amladehi, Babupur, Bagdehri, Bankatti, Bhailua, Bikrampur, Gaipathar, Garjori, Khajuri, Kundhit, Muraberia, Nagri, Palajori and Sudrakshipur.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Kundhit CD Block had a total population of 84,907 all of which were rural. There were 43,437 (51%) males and 41,470 (49%) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 13,002 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 25,309. Population below 6 years was 11,581.[3]

Kundahit is a village with a population of 2,760 as per 2011 census.[3]

Literacy

As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Kundhit CD Block was 50,627 (64.64% of the population over 6 years) out of which 29,483 (59%) were males and 20,784 (41%) were females.[3]

As of 2011 census Primary Census Abstract Tables Jamtara district had a population of above 6 years of 660,049 and the total number of literates in the district were 426,312 (64.59% of the population over 6 years).[4] According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59.[5] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[6] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]

References
  1. "Girls High School Kundahit (Kundahit)". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. "Jamtara district of Jharkhand". Blocks and Panchayats. Jamtara district administration. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Jharkhand – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "District Census 2011". District Census Details, Sr. No. 486, lot no. 49. Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.


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