Lanka Population, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Lanka is a village situated in Chandankiyari block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 448 families residing in the village Lanka. The total population of Lanka is 2,428 out of which 1,244 are males and 1,184 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lanka is 952.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lanka village is 428 which is 18% of the total population. There are 224 male children and 204 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lanka is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Lanka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lanka is 63.6%. Thus Lanka village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.8% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 76.57% and the female literacy rate is 50.2% in Lanka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lanka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lanka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lanka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 428 | 224 | 204 |
| Literacy | 63.65% | 76.57% | 50.2% |
| Scheduled Caste | 163 | 87 | 76 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 1,155 | 463 | 692 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Lanka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lanka village out of total population, 1,224 were engaged in work activities. 35.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,224 workers engaged in Main Work, 195 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 439 | 341 | 98 |
| Cultivators | 195 | 161 | 34 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 112 | 87 | 25 |
| Household Industries | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| Other Workers | 94 | 73 | 21 |
| Marginal Workers | 785 | 303 | 482 |
| Non Working | 1,204 | 600 | 604 |
Nearby Villages to Lanka,
Below are the list of villages near Lanka village in Chandankiyari.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Phusra | 1,738 |
| Polashdabar | 404 |
| Ghaghri | 1,799 |
| Jashpur | 540 |
| Khedadi | 905 |
| Parbahal | 1,698 |
| Rahinigara | 562 |
| Ghoragara | 1,290 |
| Kanakchas | 1,153 |
| Kherabera | 1,868 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lanka, Bokaro, Jharkhand - Wikipedia