Sankara Population, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sankara is a village situated in Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 335 families residing in the village Sankara. The total population of Sankara is 1,723 out of which 846 are males and 877 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankara is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankara village is 183 which is 11% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 84 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankara is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Sankara village.

Population
1,723
Families
335
Literacy
78.57%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankara is 78.6%. Thus Sankara village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 86.48% and the female literacy rate is 71.12% in Sankara village.

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

Sankara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 183 99 84
Literacy 78.57% 86.48% 71.12%
Scheduled Caste 436 216 220
Scheduled Tribe 244 114 130
Illiterate 513 200 313

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.2% of total population in Sankara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankara village out of total population, 1,018 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,018 workers engaged in Main Work, 351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 336 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 823 469 354
Cultivators 351 187 164
Agriculture Labourer 336 181 155
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 134 99 35
Marginal Workers 195 61 134
Non Working 705 316 389

Nearby Villages to Sankara,

Below are the list of villages near Sankara village in Balod.

Village Population
Parsada 1,476
Sundra 502
Devinawagaon 1,165
Darbari Nawagaon 1,039
Dengrapar 1,001
Jagnnathpur 1,823
Ghumka 1,235
Dhaura Bhatha 594
Khursipar 775
Manaud 613

Reference