Sankair Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sankair is a village situated in Tapan block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 231 families residing in the village Sankair. The total population of Sankair is 945 out of which 490 are males and 455 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankair is 929.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankair village is 109 which is 12% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankair is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Sankair village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankair is 72.4%. Thus Sankair village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 78.72% and the female literacy rate is 65.41% in Sankair village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankair village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sankair Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankair village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 109 | 53 | 56 |
| Literacy | 72.37% | 78.72% | 65.41% |
| Scheduled Caste | 402 | 209 | 193 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 235 | 119 | 116 |
| Illiterate | 340 | 146 | 194 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.9% of total population in Sankair village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankair village out of total population, 470 were engaged in work activities. 58.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 470 workers engaged in Main Work, 112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 274 | 249 | 25 |
| Cultivators | 112 | 109 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 152 | 135 | 17 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 196 | 41 | 155 |
| Non Working | 475 | 200 | 275 |
Nearby Villages to Sankair,
Below are the list of villages near Sankair village in Tapan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Alinagar | 200 |
| Bad Sankair | 1,055 |
| Hasnagar | 1,345 |
| Muradpur | 159 |
| Pothai | 268 |
| Satihar | 280 |
| Kharpa | 288 |
| Chak Satihar | 488 |
| Mahanaj | 749 |
| Bad Basudebpur | 190 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankair, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia