Bhankhar Population, Caste, Working Data Patiala, Punjab - Census 2011

Bhankhar is a village situated in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 360 families residing in the village Bhankhar. The total population of Bhankhar is 1,960 out of which 1,045 are males and 915 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhankhar is 876.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhankhar village is 215 which is 11% of the total population. There are 124 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhankhar is 734 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (876) of Bhankhar village.

Population
1,960
Families
360
Literacy
68.83%
Sex Ratio
876

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhankhar is 68.8%. Thus Bhankhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 66.8% of Patiala district. The male literacy rate is 74.48% and the female literacy rate is 62.5% in Bhankhar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bhankhar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bhankhar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhankhar village.

Total Male Female
Children 215 124 91
Literacy 68.83% 74.48% 62.5%
Scheduled Caste 350 183 167
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 759 359 400

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhankhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhankhar village out of total population, 626 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 626 workers engaged in Main Work, 301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 105 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 572 550 22
Cultivators 301 291 10
Agriculture Labourer 105 100 5
Household Industries 33 33 0
Other Workers 133 126 7
Marginal Workers 54 49 5
Non Working 1,334 446 888

Nearby Villages to Bhankhar,

Below are the list of villages near Bhankhar village in Patiala.

Village Population
Batta 729
Balamgarh 1,200
Mandi 687
Balan 842
Pur 852
Lalina 772
Harana 1,808
Bolar Kalan 2,136
Arnauli 475
Palakha 229

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