Shankar Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011
Shankar is a village situated in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,186 families residing in the village Shankar. The total population of Shankar is 5,639 out of which 2,900 are males and 2,739 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankar is 944.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankar village is 538 which is 10% of the total population. There are 292 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankar is 842 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Shankar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankar is 83%. Thus Shankar village has higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 87.27% and the female literacy rate is 78.54% in Shankar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shankar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shankar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shankar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 538 | 292 | 246 |
| Literacy | 83% | 87.27% | 78.54% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,238 | 1,140 | 1,098 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,405 | 624 | 781 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shankar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shankar village out of total population, 1,877 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,877 workers engaged in Main Work, 344 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 68 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,674 | 1,486 | 188 |
| Cultivators | 344 | 325 | 19 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 68 | 66 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 59 | 49 | 10 |
| Other Workers | 1,203 | 1,046 | 157 |
| Marginal Workers | 203 | 162 | 41 |
| Non Working | 3,762 | 1,252 | 2,510 |
Nearby Villages to Shankar,
Below are the list of villages near Shankar village in Nakodar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sarih | 3,417 |
| Sharakpur | 1,587 |
| Leel | 20 |
| Muzaffarpur | 365 |
| Panjgrain | 24 |
| Chak Muglani | 1,153 |
| Hussainabad | 764 |
| Miranpur | 785 |
| Tahli | 1,889 |
| Jawinde | 74 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shankar, Jalandhar, Punjab - Wikipedia