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Kankar Population - Madhepura, Bihar

Kankar is a large village located in Kumarkhand Block of Madhepura district, Bihar with total 901 families residing. The Kankar village has population of 4913 of which 2603 are males while 2310 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kankar village population of children with age 0-6 is 939 which makes up 19.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kankar village is 887 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Kankar as per census is 924, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Kankar village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Kankar village was 59.26 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Kankar Male literacy stands at 67.14 % while female literacy rate was 50.30 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kankar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kankar village.

Kankar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 901 - -
Population 4,913 2,603 2,310
Child (0-6) 939 488 451
Schedule Caste 1,254 651 603
Schedule Tribe 14 6 8
Literacy 59.26 % 67.14 % 50.30 %
Total Workers 1,576 1,245 331
Main Worker 776 - -
Marginal Worker 800 526 274

Caste Factor

Kankar village of Madhepura has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.52 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.28 % of total population in Kankar village.

Work Profile

In Kankar village out of total population, 1576 were engaged in work activities. 49.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1576 workers engaged in Main Work, 569 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 170 were Agricultural labourer.