Sankhwas Population, Caste, Working Data Nagaur, Rajasthan - Census 2011
Sankhwas is a village situated in Nagaur tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,225 families residing in the village Sankhwas. The total population of Sankhwas is 6,542 out of which 3,321 are males and 3,221 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankhwas is 970.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankhwas village is 971 which is 15% of the total population. There are 472 male children and 499 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankhwas is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Sankhwas village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankhwas is 52.1%. Thus Sankhwas village has lower literacy rate compared to 53.2% of Nagaur district. The male literacy rate is 68.73% and the female literacy rate is 34.75% in Sankhwas village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankhwas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sankhwas Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankhwas village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 971 | 472 | 499 |
| Literacy | 52.13% | 68.73% | 34.75% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,237 | 1,123 | 1,114 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Illiterate | 3,638 | 1,363 | 2,275 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sankhwas village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankhwas village out of total population, 2,799 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,799 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,322 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 728 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,527 | 1,546 | 981 |
| Cultivators | 1,322 | 767 | 555 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 728 | 370 | 358 |
| Household Industries | 82 | 69 | 13 |
| Other Workers | 395 | 340 | 55 |
| Marginal Workers | 272 | 123 | 149 |
| Non Working | 3,743 | 1,652 | 2,091 |
Nearby Villages to Sankhwas,
Below are the list of villages near Sankhwas village in Nagaur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khur Khura Kalan | 1,295 |
| Gowa Kalan | 2,557 |
| Khur Khura Khurd | 1,541 |
| Meras | 522 |
| Jhoojhanda | 3,568 |
| Jodhras | 228 |
| Karloo | 4,865 |
| Lalap | 2,620 |
| Mundiyar | 3,292 |
| Manakpur | 2,074 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankhwas, Nagaur, Rajasthan - Wikipedia