# Khunta Village, Sariya, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sariya, Giridih 

# Khunta

Khunta is a village in Sariya sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825322**. The 2011 Census counted **2,328 people in 366 households**, the 19th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,328people (2011)
- 366households
- 64.1%literacy
- 825322PIN code

## Khunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khunta is 825322.** Khunta falls in Sariya sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825322
- Gram panchayatBandhkharo
- Community development blockSariya
- Census village code352562

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khunta from nearby towns?

- Bagodar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)60 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)60 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khunta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Khunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghaghara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khunta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include earthen pot. About 32% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khunta

Of every 100 households in Khunta in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khunta · ■ Sariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****24%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**89%

Use banking services ****89%**

**70%

Television ****37%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khunta?

■ Khunta · ■ Sariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**899

Working population ****47.7%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 47.5% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (14%) · **■** Marginal 580 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sariya

- Kusmadih2,614 people
- Bandhkharo2,413 people
- Kapilo2,387 people
- Kailatanr2,354 people
- Chichaki2,317 people
- Chaudhridih2,299 people
- Ratnadih2,056 people
- Urro1,910 people

[All 70 villages in Sariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/sariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khunta?825322
- How far is Khunta from Giridih?60 km by road
- What is the population of Khunta?2,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khunta in?Giridih district (Sariya sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khunta?64.1% (Census 2011)
