Sankair Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sankair is a village situated in Tapan block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 231 families residing in the village Sankair. The total population of Sankair is 945 out of which 490 are males and 455 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankair is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankair village is 109 which is 12% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankair is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Sankair village.

Population
945
Families
231
Literacy
72.37%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankair is 72.4%. Thus Sankair village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 78.72% and the female literacy rate is 65.41% in Sankair village.

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

Sankair Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 109 53 56
Literacy 72.37% 78.72% 65.41%
Scheduled Caste 402 209 193
Scheduled Tribe 235 119 116
Illiterate 340 146 194

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.9% of total population in Sankair village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankair village out of total population, 470 were engaged in work activities. 58.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 470 workers engaged in Main Work, 112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 274 249 25
Cultivators 112 109 3
Agriculture Labourer 152 135 17
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 4 0 4
Marginal Workers 196 41 155
Non Working 475 200 275

Nearby Villages to Sankair,

Below are the list of villages near Sankair village in Tapan.

Village Population
Alinagar 200
Bad Sankair 1,055
Hasnagar 1,345
Muradpur 159
Pothai 268
Satihar 280
Kharpa 288
Chak Satihar 488
Mahanaj 749
Bad Basudebpur 190

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