Sankhana Population, Caste, Working Data Kendujhar, Odisha - Census 2011

Sankhana is a village situated in Nandipada block of Kendujhar district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 208 families residing in the village Sankhana. The total population of Sankhana is 860 out of which 450 are males and 410 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankhana is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankhana village is 68 which is 8% of the total population. There are 32 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankhana is 1,125 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Sankhana village.

Population
860
Families
208
Literacy
91.41%
Sex Ratio
911

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankhana is 91.4%. Thus Sankhana village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.4% of Kendujhar district. The male literacy rate is 95.93% and the female literacy rate is 86.36% in Sankhana village.

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

Sankhana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 68 32 36
Literacy 91.41% 95.93% 86.36%
Scheduled Caste 308 161 147
Scheduled Tribe 16 7 9
Illiterate 136 49 87

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Sankhana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankhana village out of total population, 292 were engaged in work activities. 97.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 292 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 284 254 30
Cultivators 107 105 2
Agriculture Labourer 59 54 5
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 117 94 23
Marginal Workers 8 8 0
Non Working 568 188 380

Nearby Villages to Sankhana,

Below are the list of villages near Sankhana village in Nandipada.

Village Population
Pandado 1,504
Gopa 1,210
Matha 1,232
Kapundi 879
Sasanga 1,312
Ana 525
Galigopalpur 275
Dankuri 545
Gobindapur 260
Sulana 1,119

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