Kunkuri Tehsil - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh

Kunkuri is an administrative tehsil in the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kunkuri is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Garpos, while the nearest airport is Jharsuguda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 77.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 427 km², including 419.15 km² rural area and 7.54 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 999 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kunkuri Tehsil

Kunkuri Tehsil has a total of 91 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AmbachunwaRuralBemtatoli
2Bandar ChunwaRuralBandarchuwan
3BankomboRuralBankombo
4BarangjorRuralBarangjor
5BardandRuralBardand
6BasantalaRuralBasantala
7BatanidandRuralKharwatoli
8BeharakharRuralBehrakhar
9BelghutriRuralBodhokachar
10BelsungaRuralCharaikhara
11BematatoliRuralBemtatoli
12BeneRuralChatakpur
13BhandriRuralBhandri
14BhelwatoliRuralBhelwatoli
15BhumraRuralKhandsa
16BhursaRuralRaikera
17BilaspurRuralRengarghat
18BodatongariRuralDhodhibahar
19Bodo KaharRuralBodhokachar
20CharaikharaRuralCharaikhara
21CharaimaraRuralRanikombo
22ChatakpurRuralChatakpur
23ChhuritoliRuralLodhaamba
24Chitak WainRuralJoratarai
25ChitakwainRuralNarayanpur
26ChulhapaniRuralLodhaamba
27DarakharikaRuralDarakharika
28DeoboraRuralBhandri
29Dhodhi BaharRuralDhodhibahar
30DhodhidandRuralDhoridand
31Dhonga AmbaRuralKunjara
32DhumadandRuralDhumadand
33DipatoliRuralMatasi
34DondapaniRuralDondapany
35DumartoliRuralKharwatoli
36GadakataRuralGadakata
37GanjharRuralBhandri
38GhatmundaRuralGhatmunda
39GhuitangarRuralKamtara
40Gina BaharRuralGinabahar
41GoriyaRuralGoriya
42HarradandRuralHarradand
43HastinapurRuralDarakharika
44HethkapaRuralHetkapa
45JamchunwaRuralJamchuwan
46JokariRuralJokary
47JokbahalaRuralJokbahla
48JorataraiRuralJoratarai
49JudwainRuralBehrakhar
50KalibaRuralKaliba
51KamtaraRuralKamtara
52KandoraRuralKandora
53KeradihRuralKeradih
54KhadsaRuralKhandsa
55Khajur BaharRuralGinabahar
56Khari JhariyaRuralKharijhariya
57KharwatoliRuralKharwatoli
58Khutgaon(Ambatoli)RuralKhutgaon
59KomadoRuralKhandsa
60KotiyaRuralJokbahla
61KudukelaRuralKudukela
62KunjaraRuralKunjara
63Kunkuri (Ct)UrbanNot applicable
64KurkungaRuralKurkunga
65LodhmaRuralLodhma
66Lorha AmbaRuralLodhaamba
67LotapaniRuralGadakata
68MatasiRuralMatasi
69MayaliRuralBhandri
70NarayanpurRuralNarayanpur
71NawaparaRuralJoratarai
72NonpaniRuralHetkapa
73PaguraRuralKhutgaon
74PakarikachharRuralPakarikachhar
75PandaripaniRuralRemte
76PharsakaniRuralPharsakani
77PutukelaRuralSendrimundda
78RaikeraRuralRaikera
79RajautiRuralRajoti
80RanikomboRuralRanikombo
81RemateRuralRemte
82RengarghatRuralRengarghat
83SalehatoliRuralKhandsa
84SarangdandRuralBankombo
85SendrimundaRuralSendrimundda
86SiritoliRuralKunjara
87TamasinghaRuralDondapany
88Tangar BahariRuralHarradand
89Thethe TangarRuralThethetangar
90TukupaniRuralGinabahar
91UparkapaRuralHetkapa

Population of Kunkuri Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kunkuri Tehsil has a total population of 95,300 people, consisting of 47,657 males and 47,643 females. There are 21,487 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 223 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population95,30081,45413,846
Male Population47,65740,7876,870
Female Population47,64340,6676,976
Total Households21,48718,4992,988
Population Density223 / km²194 / km²1,836 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 62,048 literate people and 12,135 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 4,958 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 46,765 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)12,13510,4771,658
Literate Population62,04851,59010,458
Illiterate Population33,25229,8643,388
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population4,9583,9131,045
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population46,76542,5174,248

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.