Sarkhon Population, Caste, Working Data Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Sarkhon is a village situated in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,105 families residing in the village Sarkhon. The total population of Sarkhon is 5,270 out of which 2,623 are males and 2,647 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarkhon is 1,009.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarkhon village is 682 which is 13% of the total population. There are 334 male children and 348 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarkhon is 1,042 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,009) of Sarkhon village.

Population
5,270
Families
1,105
Literacy
79.36%
Sex Ratio
1,009

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarkhon is 79.4%. Thus Sarkhon village has higher literacy rate compared to 63% of Janjgir - Champa district. The male literacy rate is 91.18% and the female literacy rate is 67.59% in Sarkhon village.

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

Sarkhon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 682 334 348
Literacy 79.36% 91.18% 67.59%
Scheduled Caste 1,203 598 605
Scheduled Tribe 265 133 132
Illiterate 1,629 536 1,093

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5% of total population in Sarkhon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sarkhon village out of total population, 3,196 were engaged in work activities. 65.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 780 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 966 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,094 1,394 700
Cultivators 780 545 235
Agriculture Labourer 966 571 395
Household Industries 9 6 3
Other Workers 339 272 67
Marginal Workers 1,102 323 779
Non Working 2,074 906 1,168

Nearby Villages to Sarkhon,

Below are the list of villages near Sarkhon village in Janjgir.

Village Population
Khaira 686
Tendubhata 2,083
Khokhsa 2,945
Karmandi 1,278
Pendri 3,448
Pali 2,647
Nawapara 959
Seoni 4,305
Sukli 2,737
Kanhai Band 1,886

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