Sankizahan Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sankizahan is a village situated in Kultali block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,773 families residing in the village Sankizahan. The total population of Sankizahan is 8,811 out of which 4,555 are males and 4,256 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankizahan is 934.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sankizahan village is 1272 which is 14% of the total population. There are 625 male children and 647 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankizahan is 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Sankizahan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankizahan is 68.3%. Thus Sankizahan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 76.77% and the female literacy rate is 59.16% in Sankizahan village.

Population
8,811
Families
1,773
Literacy
68.34%
Sex Ratio
934

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

Sankizahan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,272 625 647
Literacy 68.34% 76.77% 59.16%
Scheduled Caste 7,245 3,754 3,491
Scheduled Tribe 197 94 103
Illiterate 3,659 1,538 2,121

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Sankizahan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankizahan village out of total population, 3,218 were engaged in work activities. 74.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,218 workers engaged in Main Work, 459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 527 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,407 2,257 150
Cultivators 459 434 25
Agriculture Labourer 527 502 25
Household Industries 35 21 14
Other Workers 1,386 1,300 86
Marginal Workers 811 317 494
Non Working 5,593 1,981 3,612

Map of Sankizahan, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Sankizahan, Kultali

Below are the list of villages near Sankizahan village in Kultali.

Village Population
Kaikhali 6,030
Katamari 5,238
Gopalganj 7,853
Dakshin Durgapur 5,346
Dakshin Garankati 6,189
Deulbari Debipur 7,315
Madhusudanpur 6,899
Madhabpur 4,725
Shyamnagar 3,753
Purba Gurguria 5,662

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