Sanikere Population, Caste, Working Data Chitradurga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Sanikere is a village situated in Challakere taluka of Chitradurga district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 598 families residing in the village Sanikere. The total population of Sanikere is 2,677 out of which 1,372 are males and 1,305 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sanikere is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sanikere village is 260 which is 10% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sanikere is 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Sanikere village.

Population
2,677
Families
598
Literacy
70.29%
Sex Ratio
951

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sanikere is 70.3%. Thus Sanikere village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.5% of Chitradurga district. The male literacy rate is 75.9% and the female literacy rate is 64.51% in Sanikere village.

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

Sanikere Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 260 144 116
Literacy 70.29% 75.9% 64.51%
Scheduled Caste 418 227 191
Scheduled Tribe 885 439 446
Illiterate 978 440 538

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.1% of total population in Sanikere village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sanikere village out of total population, 1,637 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,637 workers engaged in Main Work, 736 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 482 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,356 743 613
Cultivators 736 442 294
Agriculture Labourer 482 204 278
Household Industries 10 9 1
Other Workers 128 88 40
Marginal Workers 281 127 154
Non Working 1,040 502 538

Nearby Villages to Sanikere,

Below are the list of villages near Sanikere village in Challakere.

Village Population
Ganjigunte 1,476
Gopanahalli 3,010
Badavanahalli Kaval 211
Heggere 1,497
Chikkenahalli 1,346
Kaparahalli 1,531
Nallurahalli 243
Jadekunte 1,111
Devara Marikunte 2,050
Badavanahalli 344

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