Tanka Population, Caste, Working Data Washim, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Tanka is a village situated in Washim taluka of Washim district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 171 families residing in the village Tanka. The total population of Tanka is 834 out of which 442 are males and 392 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tanka is 887.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tanka village is 130 which is 16% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tanka is 757 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Tanka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tanka is 73.9%. Thus Tanka village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of Washim district. The male literacy rate is 86.96% and the female literacy rate is 59.52% in Tanka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tanka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tanka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tanka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 130 | 74 | 56 |
| Literacy | 73.86% | 86.96% | 59.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 278 | 147 | 131 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 125 | 63 | 62 |
| Illiterate | 314 | 122 | 192 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15% of total population in Tanka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tanka village out of total population, 429 were engaged in work activities. 96.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 429 workers engaged in Main Work, 184 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 211 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 415 | 215 | 200 |
| Cultivators | 184 | 100 | 84 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 211 | 97 | 114 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Non Working | 405 | 218 | 187 |
Nearby Villages to Tanka,
Below are the list of villages near Tanka village in Washim.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tanka, Washim, Maharashtra - Wikipedia