Kankan Population, Caste, Working Data Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Census 2011
Kankan is a village situated in Ersama block of Jagatsinghapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 270 families residing in the village Kankan. The total population of Kankan is 1,197 out of which 605 are males and 592 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kankan is 979.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kankan village is 192 which is 16% of the total population. There are 107 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kankan is 794 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Kankan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kankan is 87.1%. Thus Kankan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 78.2% of Jagatsinghapur district. The male literacy rate is 94.18% and the female literacy rate is 80.08% in Kankan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kankan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kankan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kankan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 192 | 107 | 85 |
| Literacy | 87.06% | 94.18% | 80.08% |
| Scheduled Caste | 113 | 56 | 57 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| Illiterate | 322 | 136 | 186 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Kankan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kankan village out of total population, 526 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 526 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 328 | 304 | 24 |
| Cultivators | 220 | 215 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 31 | 27 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 72 | 57 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 198 | 16 | 182 |
| Non Working | 671 | 285 | 386 |
Map of Kankan, Jagatsinghapur, Odisha
Nearby Villages to Kankan, Ersama
Below are the list of villages near Kankan village in Ersama.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khurantutha | 1,659 |
| Dhobeijangal | 1,473 |
| Nuaratanpur | 1,337 |
| Kanaguli | 1,889 |
| Kiada | 1,278 |
| Kunjakothi | 2,137 |
| Kochilabedi | 311 |
| Botigan | 329 |
| Sahadabedi | 306 |
| Deika | 469 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kankan, Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Wikipedia