Pradhan Khunta

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Pradhan Khunta | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = PRADHANKHANTA | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Pradhan Khunta railway station.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Pradhan Khunta railway station. | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|23.765833|N|86.523067|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]] | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Representative Democracy | governing_body = Gram panchayat | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 4.18 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 199 | population_total = 4,399 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Kurmali language|Kudmali]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 828201 | area_code_type = Telephone/ STD code | area_code = 0326 | registration_plate = JH 10 | website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}} | footnotes = }}

'''Pradhan Khunta''' is a large village located in [[Dhanbad district|Baliapur Block of Dhanbad district]], Jharkhand with total 840 families residing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pradhan Khunta Village Population - Baliapur - Dhanbad, Jharkhand |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/361877-pradhan-khunta-jharkhand.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> It is located 199M above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pradhankhunta Railway Station Timeline - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/timeline/edits-pradhankhunta-junction-pka/2519 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref>

== Overview == '''Pradhan Khunta''' is a large village located in [[Baliapur (community development block)|Baliapur Block of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand]] with total 840 families residing.It is located 199M above sea level. Pradhankhanta Gram Panchayat is a Rural Local Body in [[Baliapur (community development block)|Baliapur Panchayat Samiti]] part of [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad Zila Parishad]]. There are total 3 Villages under Pradhankhanta Gram Panchayat jurisdiction. Gram Panchayat Baliapur is further divided into 13 Wards. Gram Panchayat Baliapur has total 13 schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gram Panchayat (ग्राम पंचायत): PRADHANKHANTA |url=https://localbodydata.com/gram-panchayat-pradhankhanta-111800#:~:text=Pradhankhanta%20Gram%20Panchayat%20is%20a,Baliapur%20has%20total%2013%20schools. |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=localbodydata.com}}</ref>

==Geography== The Dhangi Hills (highest peak 385.57 m) run from Pradhan Khunta to [[Gobindpur, Jharkhand|Gobindpur]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28391/9/09_chapter%203.pdf | title= Chapter III - Study Area: Dhanbad District| work= Pages 38-43 |publisher= Shodganga | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/pdf/gztr_2.Chapter%20I%20(GENERAL)%201-38.pdf | title= gztr 2.Chapter I (General) 1-38 | work= Pages 2-5 |publisher= Jharkhand Government | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics== As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Pradhan Khunta had a total population of 4,399 of which 2,274 (52%) were males and 2,125 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 587. The total number of literates in Pradhan Khunta was 2,930 (76.86% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 15 October 2017}}</ref>

==Transport== The [[Asansol-Gaya section]], a part of the [[Grand Chord]], passes through this block. There is a station at Pradhan Khunta on this line.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/719/378/1388 | title= 13305 Dhanbad-Gaya Inter-City Express | work= Time Table |publisher= Indiarailinfo | access-date = 8 October 2017}}</ref>

Deuli-Khairpal Road passes through Pradhan Khunta and links it to [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]], [[Baliapur]] and [[Sindri (Dhanbad)|Sindri]].<ref>Google maps</ref>

== Education And Healthcare == There are 13 schools in PradhanKhunta and 1 Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gram Panchayat (ग्राम पंचायत): PRADHANKHANTA |url=https://localbodydata.com/gram-panchayat-pradhankhanta-111800#:~:text=Pradhankhanta%20Gram%20Panchayat%20is%20a,Baliapur%20has%20total%2013%20schools. |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=localbodydata.com}}</ref>

== Transport == [[Pradhankhunta Junction railway station|Pradhankhunta railway station]] is in [[Dhanbad district]] making it an important railway station in the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]]. The station code name of Pradhankhunta is ‘PKA’. As part of one of the busiest and populated Indian states, Jharkhand, the Pradhankhunta railway station is known amongst the top hundred train ticket booking and train traveling stations of the Indian Railway. The total number of trains that pass through Pradhankhunta (PKA) junction is 139.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pradhankhunta (PKA) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri |url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/pradhankhunta-pka |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.railyatri.in}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Dhanbad district]]