Sankar Population, Caste, Working Data Koraput, Odisha - Census 2011
Sankar is a village situated in Pottangi block of Koraput district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 232 families residing in the village Sankar. The total population of Sankar is 879 out of which 434 are males and 445 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankar is 1,025.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankar village is 144 which is 16% of the total population. There are 73 male children and 71 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankar is 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Sankar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankar is 42.3%. Thus Sankar village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.2% of Koraput district. The male literacy rate is 54.29% and the female literacy rate is 30.75% in Sankar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sankar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 144 | 73 | 71 |
| Literacy | 42.31% | 54.29% | 30.75% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 689 | 335 | 354 |
| Illiterate | 568 | 238 | 330 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 78.4% of total population in Sankar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankar village out of total population, 494 were engaged in work activities. 74.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 494 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 264 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 369 | 232 | 137 |
| Cultivators | 95 | 92 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 264 | 133 | 131 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 125 | 19 | 106 |
| Non Working | 385 | 183 | 202 |
Nearby Villages to Sankar,
Below are the list of villages near Sankar village in Pottangi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Phattu | 1,136 |
| Dabagunta | 78 |
| Jangarada | 616 |
| Deopottangi | 3,019 |
| Jubarajpeta | 796 |
| Karanjaguda | 196 |
| Renga | 3,044 |
| Gunjipadu | 133 |
| Guntha | 692 |
| Bituguda | 281 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankar, Koraput, Odisha - Wikipedia