Arki is a village in the
Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the
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 Jhark ...
in the
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
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Geography
Location
Arki is located at
Area overview
In the adjacent map the area shown is “undulating and covered with hills, hillocks and jungles (jungles/ forests are shown as shaded area in the map). The soil of the area is rocky, sandy and red loam upland. There are paddy fields only in the depressions. It has a gentle slope adjacent to the streams.” A major part of the district is in the altitude range of , with up to ± 200 m for some parts. In 2011, it had a density of population of 210 persons per sq km. Khunti is an overwhelmingly rural district with 91.5% of the population living in rural areas. Places in this area include
Ulihatu
Ulihatu is a village in the Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Ulihatu is located at
The place is surrounded by hills providing great scenic beauty. It i ...
, the birthplace of
Bhagwan Birsa Munda, and Dombari Buru, the central point of his activity.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Arki.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of
Arki CD block are located at Arki village.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Arki had a total population of 2,469, of which 1,207 (49%) were males and 1,262 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 320. The total number of literate persons in Arki was 1,617 (75.24% of the population over 6 years).
(*For language details see
Arki block#Language and religion)
Education
Krishna Ballabh High School Murmu is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 1,600 books.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India.
History
The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...
is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 1,969 books and has 9 computers for learning and teaching purposes.
Model School Arki is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2010. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. The school has a playground.
Project Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 426 books.
Healthcare
There is a Community Health Centre at Arki and
Primary Health Centres in Tubid and
Birbanki
Birbanki is a village in the Arki CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Birbanki is located at
Area overview
In the adjacent map the area shown is ...
. There are 22 Health Sub Centres in Arki block.
References
{{South Chotanagpur Division
Villages in Khunti district