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Sankarpur Population - Godda, Jharkhand

Sankarpur is a large village located in Meherma Block of Godda district, Jharkhand with total 561 families residing. The Sankarpur village has population of 2703 of which 1415 are males while 1288 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sankarpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 474 which makes up 17.54 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sankarpur village is 910 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Sankarpur as per census is 1107, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Sankarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Sankarpur village was 62.94 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Sankarpur Male literacy stands at 70.67 % while female literacy rate was 54.09 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sankarpur 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 Sankarpur village.

Sankarpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 561 - -
Population 2,703 1,415 1,288
Child (0-6) 474 225 249
Schedule Caste 197 106 91
Schedule Tribe 473 246 227
Literacy 62.94 % 70.67 % 54.09 %
Total Workers 893 721 172
Main Worker 278 - -
Marginal Worker 615 475 140

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 17.50 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 7.29 % of total population in Sankarpur village.

Work Profile

In Sankarpur village out of total population, 893 were engaged in work activities. 31.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 893 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourer.