Sanketpur Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sanketpur is a village situated in Nalhati - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 315 families residing in the village Sanketpur. The total population of Sanketpur is 1,485 out of which 775 are males and 710 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sanketpur is 916.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sanketpur village is 209 which is 14% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sanketpur is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916) of Sanketpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sanketpur is 76%. Thus Sanketpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 81.72% and the female literacy rate is 69.87% in Sanketpur village.

Population
1,485
Families
315
Literacy
76.02%
Sex Ratio
916

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sanketpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sanketpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 209 113 96
Literacy 76.02% 81.72% 69.87%
Scheduled Caste 542 271 271
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 515 234 281

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sanketpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sanketpur village out of total population, 538 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 538 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 492 431 61
Cultivators 130 107 23
Agriculture Labourer 89 81 8
Household Industries 39 18 21
Other Workers 234 225 9
Marginal Workers 46 13 33
Non Working 947 331 616

Map of Sanketpur, Birbhum, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Sanketpur, Nalhati - I

Below are the list of villages near Sanketpur village in Nalhati - I.

Village Population
Barsar 1,703
Sultanpur 2,320
Chandipur 584
Pusur 1,796
Gobindapur 3,361
Bhola 1,688
Madna 1,330
Bahadurpur 2,658
Banior 5,369
Madhupur 517

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