Kankar Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011
Kankar is a village situated in Shivaji Nagar block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 723 families residing in the village Kankar. The total population of Kankar is 3,890 out of which 2,031 are males and 1,859 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kankar is 915.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kankar village is 839 which is 22% of the total population. There are 414 male children and 425 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kankar is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Kankar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kankar is 53.4%. Thus Kankar village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 66.54% and the female literacy rate is 38.56% in Kankar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kankar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kankar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kankar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 839 | 414 | 425 |
| Literacy | 53.39% | 66.54% | 38.56% |
| Scheduled Caste | 936 | 478 | 458 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 2,261 | 955 | 1,306 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kankar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kankar village out of total population, 1,208 were engaged in work activities. 97.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,208 workers engaged in Main Work, 249 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 861 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,180 | 920 | 260 |
| Cultivators | 249 | 228 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 861 | 634 | 227 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 54 | 45 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| Non Working | 2,682 | 1,096 | 1,586 |
Nearby Villages to Kankar,
Below are the list of villages near Kankar village in Shivaji Nagar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kankar, Samastipur, Bihar - Wikipedia