Torpa block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of Khunti district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Khunti subdivision was formed in Ranchi district in 1905 and Khunti district was created on 12 September 2007. Maoist activities Hemant Soren, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, has claimed, in September 2021, that effective action against Left wing extremism has reduced the active involvement of such groups to only a few areas that includes the tri-junction of Khunti, Seraikela Kharsawan and West Singhbhum districts. Khunti has been a Maoist-hit district. Well co-ordinated efforts by Jharkhand police, including community policing programmes in remote areas, have shown positive results. Geography Khunti district occupies a part of the Ranchi Plateau with hills and undulating terrain. A major part of the district is in the altitude range of , with up to ± 200 m for some parts. Torpa CD block is bounded by Karra CD block on the north, Murhu CD block on the east, Gudri CD block in West Singhbhum district and Rania CD block on the south, and Kamdara CD block in Gumla district on the west. Torpa CD block has an area of 445.33 km2.Torpa police station serves Torpa CD block. The headquarters of Torpa CD block is located at Torpa town. Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Torpa CD block had a total population of 92,991, of which 84,399 were rural and 8,592 were urban. There were 46,272 (50%) males and 46,719 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 14,569. Scheduled Castes numbered 3,752 (4.03%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 68,030 (73.16%). The only census town in Torpa CD block is (2011 population figure in brackets): Torpa (8,592). Literacy According to the 2011 census, the total number of literate persons in Torpa CD block was 55,822 (71.18% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 31,244 (80.22% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 24,578 (62.26% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 17.96%. census, literacy in Khunti district was 64.51%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%. See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate Language and religion At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 61.72% of the