Vankas Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Vankas is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 713 families residing in the village Vankas. The total population of Vankas is 4,019 out of which 1,903 are males and 2,116 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vankas is 1,112.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vankas village is 878 which is 22% of the total population. There are 416 male children and 462 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vankas is 1,111 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,112) of Vankas village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vankas is 34.7%. Thus Vankas village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 47.68% and the female literacy rate is 22.97% in Vankas village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vankas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vankas Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vankas village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 878 | 416 | 462 |
| Literacy | 34.67% | 47.68% | 22.97% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4,005 | 1,900 | 2,105 |
| Illiterate | 2,930 | 1,194 | 1,736 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Vankas village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vankas village out of total population, 2,072 were engaged in work activities. 47.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,072 workers engaged in Main Work, 466 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 238 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 980 | 580 | 400 |
| Cultivators | 466 | 276 | 190 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 238 | 104 | 134 |
| Household Industries | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 264 | 191 | 73 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,092 | 384 | 708 |
| Non Working | 1,947 | 939 | 1,008 |
Nearby Villages to Vankas,
Below are the list of villages near Vankas village in Dahanu.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vankas, Thane, Maharashtra - Wikipedia