Sankiton Population, Caste, Working Data Wokha, Nagaland - Census 2011
Sankiton is a village situated in Wozhuro circle of Wokha district in Nagaland. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Sankiton. The total population of Sankiton is 1,141 out of which 547 are males and 594 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankiton is 1,086.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankiton village is 179 which is 16% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankiton is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,086) of Sankiton village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankiton is 78.9%. Thus Sankiton village has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Wokha district. The male literacy rate is 81.78% and the female literacy rate is 76.37% in Sankiton village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankiton village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sankiton Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankiton village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 179 | 97 | 82 |
| Literacy | 78.9% | 81.78% | 76.37% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,128 | 544 | 584 |
| Illiterate | 382 | 179 | 203 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.9% of total population in Sankiton village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankiton village out of total population, 515 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 515 workers engaged in Main Work, 447 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 457 | 208 | 249 |
| Cultivators | 447 | 200 | 247 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 58 | 19 | 39 |
| Non Working | 626 | 320 | 306 |
Nearby Villages to Sankiton,
Below are the list of villages near Sankiton village in Wozhuro.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Shaki | 1,938 |
| Hanku | 744 |
| Totsu | 296 |
| N.Longchum | 334 |
| Phiro | 2,936 |
| Yankeli | 282 |
| Meriyan | 268 |
| Wozhuro Hq | 575 |
| L. Yanthung | 166 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankiton, Wokha, Nagaland - Wikipedia