Sakalana Population, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sakalana is a village situated in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 531 families residing in the village Sakalana. The total population of Sakalana is 2,392 out of which 1,223 are males and 1,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sakalana is 956.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sakalana village is 291 which is 12% of the total population. There are 161 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sakalana is 807 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Sakalana village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sakalana is 76.2%. Thus Sakalana village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 89.45% and the female literacy rate is 62.66% in Sakalana village.

Population
2,392
Families
531
Literacy
76.2%
Sex Ratio
956

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sakalana village is GAUSWAMI KESAVPURI.G. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sakalana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sakalana Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sakalana village.

Total Male Female
Children 291 161 130
Literacy 76.2% 89.45% 62.66%
Scheduled Caste 472 246 226
Scheduled Tribe 6 4 2
Illiterate 791 273 518

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sakalana village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sakalana village out of total population, 765 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 765 workers engaged in Main Work, 187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 678 619 59
Cultivators 187 186 1
Agriculture Labourer 147 140 7
Household Industries 62 60 2
Other Workers 282 233 49
Marginal Workers 87 48 39
Non Working 1,627 556 1,071

Map of Sakalana, Banaskantha, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Sakalana, Vadgam

Below are the list of villages near Sakalana village in Vadgam.

Village Population
Memadpur 5,923
Karasanpura 1,229
Limboi 1,225
Hadmatiya 968
Magarwada 4,280
Amadpura 653
Timbachudi 1,821
Sukhpura 309
Nalasar 2,025
Sardarpura 599

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