Sankh Population, Caste, Working Data Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Sankh is a village situated in Chhindwara tehsil of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 352 families residing in the village Sankh. The total population of Sankh is 1,742 out of which 897 are males and 845 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankh is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankh village is 209 which is 12% of the total population. There are 102 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankh is 1,049 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Sankh village.

Population
1,742
Families
352
Literacy
70.19%
Sex Ratio
942

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankh is 70.2%. Thus Sankh village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.9% of Chhindwara district. The male literacy rate is 79.25% and the female literacy rate is 60.43% in Sankh village.

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

Sankh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 209 102 107
Literacy 70.19% 79.25% 60.43%
Scheduled Caste 278 148 130
Scheduled Tribe 32 15 17
Illiterate 666 267 399

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Sankh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankh village out of total population, 877 were engaged in work activities. 43.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 877 workers engaged in Main Work, 230 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 378 350 28
Cultivators 230 224 6
Agriculture Labourer 91 81 10
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 56 45 11
Marginal Workers 499 150 349
Non Working 865 397 468

Nearby Villages to Sankh,

Below are the list of villages near Sankh village in Chhindwara.

Village Population
Chargaon 1,055
Jetama 976
Madanpur 881
Ubhegaon Khajari 3,344
Umarhar 1,684
Samarboh 592
Khapa Kalan 1,056
Rajana 792
Bhajipani Kalan 1,280
Gondara 731

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