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

Shankari is a village situated in Khandaghosh block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,147 families residing in the village Shankari. The total population of Shankari is 4,776 out of which 2,436 are males and 2,340 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankari is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankari village is 500 which is 10% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 266 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankari is 1,137 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Shankari village.

Population
4,776
Families
1,147
Literacy
75.49%
Sex Ratio
961

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankari is 75.5%. Thus Shankari village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 83.92% and the female literacy rate is 66.54% in Shankari village.

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

Shankari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 500 234 266
Literacy 75.49% 83.92% 66.54%
Scheduled Caste 2,358 1,173 1,185
Scheduled Tribe 289 145 144
Illiterate 1,548 588 960

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.1% of total population in Shankari village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shankari village out of total population, 2,241 were engaged in work activities. 64.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,241 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 730 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,445 1,147 298
Cultivators 179 169 10
Agriculture Labourer 730 520 210
Household Industries 59 28 31
Other Workers 477 430 47
Marginal Workers 796 412 384
Non Working 2,535 877 1,658

Nearby Villages to Shankari,

Below are the list of villages near Shankari village in Khandaghosh.

Village Population
Khundkuri 1,389
Keshabpur 2,931
Kulchaura 1,159
Rayour 426
Huria 1,980
Tildanga 834
Kamalpur 9,757
Gaitanpur 2,640
Keudia 1,982
Atkulya 1,087

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