Sankhai Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sankhai is a village situated in Ketugram - II block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 458 families residing in the village Sankhai. The total population of Sankhai is 1,985 out of which 1,027 are males and 958 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankhai is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankhai village is 181 which is 9% of the total population. There are 92 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankhai is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Sankhai village.

Population
1,985
Families
458
Literacy
72.89%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankhai is 72.9%. Thus Sankhai village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 78.5% and the female literacy rate is 66.86% in Sankhai village.

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

Sankhai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 181 92 89
Literacy 72.89% 78.5% 66.86%
Scheduled Caste 1,215 635 580
Scheduled Tribe 172 85 87
Illiterate 670 293 377

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 61.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Sankhai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankhai village out of total population, 697 were engaged in work activities. 55.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 697 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 128 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 385 352 33
Cultivators 62 62 0
Agriculture Labourer 128 125 3
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 193 163 30
Marginal Workers 312 291 21
Non Working 1,288 384 904

Nearby Villages to Sankhai,

Below are the list of villages near Sankhai village in Ketugram - II.

Village Population
Begunkola 782
Kankurhati 1,125
Enayetpur 647
Uddharanpur 3,437
Naihati 2,812
Sitahati 1,262
Paschim Sujapur 399
Naliapur 1,713
Dattabati 688
Shiruli 1,813

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