Sankha Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sankha is a village situated in Bishrampur block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 225 families residing in the village Sankha. The total population of Sankha is 1,367 out of which 733 are males and 634 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankha is 865.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankha village is 258 which is 19% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 123 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankha is 911 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (865) of Sankha village.

Population
1,367
Families
225
Literacy
67%
Sex Ratio
865

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankha is 67%. Thus Sankha village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 77.76% and the female literacy rate is 54.4% in Sankha village.

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

Sankha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 258 135 123
Literacy 67% 77.76% 54.4%
Scheduled Caste 272 158 114
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 624 268 356

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sankha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankha village out of total population, 421 were engaged in work activities. 14% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 86% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 421 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59 50 9
Cultivators 7 7 0
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 47 38 9
Marginal Workers 362 267 95
Non Working 946 416 530

Nearby Villages to Sankha,

Below are the list of villages near Sankha village in Bishrampur.

Village Population
Murma Kalan 1,598
Kundi 937
Murma Khurd 1,172
Kadhwan 1,802
Tolra 2,856
Ulipahari 741
Jenjira 87
Nimia 1,166
Mallahtoli 1,888
Dulsulma 405

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