Sanketpur Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sanketpur is a village situated in Nalhati - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 315 families residing in the village Sanketpur. The total population of Sanketpur is 1,485 out of which 775 are males and 710 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sanketpur is 916.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sanketpur village is 209 which is 14% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sanketpur is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Sanketpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sanketpur is 76%. Thus Sanketpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 81.72% and the female literacy rate is 69.87% in Sanketpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sanketpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sanketpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sanketpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 209 | 113 | 96 |
| Literacy | 76.02% | 81.72% | 69.87% |
| Scheduled Caste | 542 | 271 | 271 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 515 | 234 | 281 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sanketpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sanketpur village out of total population, 538 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 538 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 492 | 431 | 61 |
| Cultivators | 130 | 107 | 23 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 89 | 81 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 39 | 18 | 21 |
| Other Workers | 234 | 225 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 46 | 13 | 33 |
| Non Working | 947 | 331 | 616 |
Nearby Villages to Sanketpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sanketpur village in Nalhati - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Barsar | 1,703 |
| Sultanpur | 2,320 |
| Chandipur | 584 |
| Pusur | 1,796 |
| Gobindapur | 3,361 |
| Bhola | 1,688 |
| Madna | 1,330 |
| Bahadurpur | 2,658 |
| Banior | 5,369 |
| Madhupur | 517 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sanketpur, Birbhum, West Bengal - Wikipedia