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Kanke Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ranchi, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kanke is a Census Town city situated in Kanke block of Ranchi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,995 families residing in the Kanke city. The total population of Kanke is 17,560 out of which 9,166 are males and 8,394 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanke is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanke city is 1862 which is 11% of the total population. There are 968 male children and 894 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanke is 924 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (916).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanke is 88.1%. Thus Kanke has higher literacy rate compared to 76.1% of Ranchi district. The male literacy rate is 91.58% and the female literacy rate is 84.39% in Kanke.

Kanke Census Town has total administration over 2,995 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kanke Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanke Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,862 968 894
Literacy 88.1% 81.9% 75.4%
Scheduled Caste 696 357 339
Scheduled Tribe 3,950 1,846 2,104
Illiterate 3,723 1,658 2,065

Caste-wise Population - Kanke

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.5% of total population in Kanke.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 696 357 339
Schedule Tribe 3,950 1,846 2,104

Religion-wise Population - Kanke

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanke is 4,889 which is 27.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanke is 7,958 which is 45.32% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanke as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,889 (27.84%) 2,728 2,161
Muslim 7,958 (45.32%) 4,266 3,692
Christian 2,485 (14.15%) 1,180 1,305
Sikh 9 (0.05%) 7 2
Buddhist 13 (0.07%) 5 8
Jain 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Other Religion 1,998 (11.38%) 941 1,057
No Religion Specified 205 (1.17%) 38 167

Literacy Rate - Kanke

The total literacy rate of Kanke was 88.14% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 13,837 literates, males were 7,508 while females were 6,329. Also the male literacy rate was 91.58% and the female literacy rate was 84.39% in Kanke.

  Kanke Jharkhand
Female 84.39% 55.42%
Male 91.58% 76.84%
Total 88.14% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Kanke

The Sex Ratio of Kanke is 916. Thus per every 1000 men there were 916 females in Kanke. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Kanke.

Child Population - Kanke

According to Census 2011, there were 1,862 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanke. Out of which 968 were male while 894 were female.

Working Population - Kanke

In Kanke Census Town out of total population, 4,649 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,649 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 119 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,699 2,832 867
Cultivators 15 12 3
Agriculture Labourer 119 96 23
Household Industries 102 81 21
Other Workers 3,463 2,643 820
Marginal Workers 950 658 292
Non Working 12,911 5,676 7,235

Kanke Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kanke is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,560 78.8% 916

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