Sankad Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sankad is a village situated in Dhanera taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 354 families residing in the village Sankad. The total population of Sankad is 2,080 out of which 1,092 are males and 988 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankad is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankad village is 422 which is 20% of the total population. There are 237 male children and 185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankad is 781 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Sankad village.

Population
2,080
Families
354
Literacy
55.31%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankad is 55.3%. Thus Sankad village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 70.64% and the female literacy rate is 38.98% in Sankad village.

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

Sankad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 422 237 185
Literacy 55.31% 70.64% 38.98%
Scheduled Caste 400 217 183
Scheduled Tribe 5 2 3
Illiterate 1,163 488 675

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sankad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankad village out of total population, 911 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 911 workers engaged in Main Work, 422 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 162 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 801 520 281
Cultivators 422 311 111
Agriculture Labourer 162 106 56
Household Industries 8 5 3
Other Workers 209 98 111
Marginal Workers 110 6 104
Non Working 1,169 566 603

Nearby Villages to Sankad,

Below are the list of villages near Sankad village in Dhanera.

Village Population
Yavarpura 1,707
Saral 4,902
Jorapura 2,809
Asiya 2,129
Fatepura 1,188
Samalwada 3,626
Sotwada 2,164
Karadhani 1,143
Rampura Mota 3,265
Valer 4,340

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