Sankarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Godda, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Sankarpur is a village situated in Meherma block of Godda district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 561 families residing in the village Sankarpur. The total population of Sankarpur is 2,703 out of which 1,415 are males and 1,288 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 910.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankarpur village is 474 which is 18% of the total population. There are 225 male children and 249 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 1,107 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Sankarpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankarpur is 62.9%. Thus Sankarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 46% of Godda district. The male literacy rate is 70.67% and the female literacy rate is 54.09% in Sankarpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankarpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sankarpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankarpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 474 | 225 | 249 |
| Literacy | 62.94% | 70.67% | 54.09% |
| Scheduled Caste | 197 | 106 | 91 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 473 | 246 | 227 |
| Illiterate | 1,300 | 574 | 726 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.5% of total population in Sankarpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankarpur village out of total population, 893 were engaged in work activities. 31.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 893 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 278 | 246 | 32 |
| Cultivators | 91 | 83 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 126 | 117 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 57 | 42 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 615 | 475 | 140 |
| Non Working | 1,810 | 694 | 1,116 |
Nearby Villages to Sankarpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sankarpur village in Meherma.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Banodha | 1,419 |
| Jitmal Kita | 278 |
| Hulukpur | 578 |
| Pahar Khand | 798 |
| Mehrma | 2,358 |
| Teliadih | 85 |
| Amjora Firozganj | 2,859 |
| Sudin | 4,499 |
| Pati Chak | 2,434 |
| Khirondha | 1,386 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankarpur, Godda, Jharkhand - Wikipedia