Shankar Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Shankar is a village situated in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,186 families residing in the village Shankar. The total population of Shankar is 5,639 out of which 2,900 are males and 2,739 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankar is 944.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shankar village is 538 which is 10% of the total population. There are 292 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankar is 842 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Shankar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankar is 83%. Thus Shankar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 87.27% and the female literacy rate is 78.54% in Shankar village.

Population
5,639
Families
1,186
Literacy
83%
Sex Ratio
944

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

Shankar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 538 292 246
Literacy 83% 87.27% 78.54%
Scheduled Caste 2,238 1,140 1,098
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,405 624 781

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shankar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shankar village out of total population, 1,877 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,877 workers engaged in Main Work, 344 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 68 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,674 1,486 188
Cultivators 344 325 19
Agriculture Labourer 68 66 2
Household Industries 59 49 10
Other Workers 1,203 1,046 157
Marginal Workers 203 162 41
Non Working 3,762 1,252 2,510

Map of Shankar, Jalandhar, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Shankar, Nakodar

Below are the list of villages near Shankar village in Nakodar.

Village Population
Sarih 3,417
Sharakpur 1,587
Leel 20
Muzaffarpur 365
Panjgrain 24
Chak Muglani 1,153
Hussainabad 764
Miranpur 785
Tahli 1,889
Jawinde 74

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