Sankheda Population, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011
Sankheda is a village situated in Sankheda taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 2,457 families residing in the village Sankheda. The total population of Sankheda is 10,837 out of which 5,647 are males and 5,190 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankheda is 919.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sankheda village is 1306 which is 12% of the total population. There are 694 male children and 612 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankheda is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Sankheda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankheda is 80%. Thus Sankheda village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 84.31% and the female literacy rate is 75.43% in Sankheda village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Sankheda village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankheda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sankheda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankheda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,306 | 694 | 612 |
| Literacy | 80.04% | 84.31% | 75.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 332 | 170 | 162 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,064 | 1,109 | 955 |
| Illiterate | 3,208 | 1,471 | 1,737 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19% of total population in Sankheda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankheda village out of total population, 3,953 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,953 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 775 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 3,356 | 2,981 | 375 |
| Cultivators | 226 | 204 | 22 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 775 | 645 | 130 |
| Household Industries | 176 | 166 | 10 |
| Other Workers | 2,179 | 1,966 | 213 |
| Marginal Workers | 597 | 384 | 213 |
| Non Working | 6,884 | 2,282 | 4,602 |
Map of Sankheda, Vadodara, Gujarat
Nearby Villages to Sankheda, Sankheda
Below are the list of villages near Sankheda village in Sankheda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gojpur | 320 |
| Bahadarpur | 5,967 |
| Fatepur | 546 |
| Vadadli | 713 |
| Talakpur | 552 |
| Nagarwada | 220 |
| Shekhanpur | 101 |
| Akakheda | 958 |
| Fajalpur | 451 |
| Dholi | 1,269 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankheda, Vadodara, Gujarat - Wikipedia