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Kundhit block

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Country
  
India

District
  
Jamtara

Vehicle registration
  
JH-21

Elevation
  
201 m

State
  
Jharkhand

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Lok Sabha constituency
  
Dumka

Population
  
84,907 (2011)

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.

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Geography

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

Kundhit CD Block has 15 panchayats and 172 villages.

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

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.

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

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.

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). According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59. Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

References

Kundhit block Wikipedia