Sankhua Population, Caste, Working Data Dhenkanal, Odisha - Census 2011

Sankhua is a village situated in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 185 families residing in the village Sankhua. The total population of Sankhua is 720 out of which 372 are males and 348 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankhua is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankhua village is 101 which is 14% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankhua is 683 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Sankhua village.

Population
720
Families
185
Literacy
69.47%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankhua is 69.5%. Thus Sankhua village has lower literacy rate compared to 69.6% of Dhenkanal district. The male literacy rate is 80.45% and the female literacy rate is 58.31% in Sankhua village.

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

Sankhua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 101 60 41
Literacy 69.47% 80.45% 58.31%
Scheduled Caste 160 76 84
Scheduled Tribe 237 123 114
Illiterate 290 121 169

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.9% of total population in Sankhua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankhua village out of total population, 261 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 261 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 234 186 48
Cultivators 13 13 0
Agriculture Labourer 89 46 43
Other Workers 132 127 5
Marginal Workers 27 17 10
Non Working 459 169 290

Nearby Villages to Sankhua,

Below are the list of villages near Sankhua village in Dhenkanal Sadar.

Village Population
Harekrishnapur 544
Kainso 439
Dahimal 421
Lochapali 682
Krushnakumarpur 2,223
Borapada 1,034
Fatkei 101
Kaimati 1,809
Nagiapasi 1,544
Bautibereni 62

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