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Kankjol Population - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

Kankjol is a large village located in Barharwa Block of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand with total 514 families residing. The Kankjol village has population of 2501 of which 1247 are males while 1254 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kankjol village population of children with age 0-6 is 547 which makes up 21.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kankjol village is 1006 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kankjol as per census is 961, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kankjol village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kankjol village was 55.73 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kankjol Male literacy stands at 60.74 % while female literacy rate was 50.81 %.

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

Kankjol Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 514 - -
Population 2,501 1,247 1,254
Child (0-6) 547 279 268
Schedule Caste 297 155 142
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 55.73 % 60.74 % 50.81 %
Total Workers 1,103 624 479
Main Worker 749 - -
Marginal Worker 354 152 202

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.88 % of total population in Kankjol village. The village Kankjol currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kankjol village out of total population, 1103 were engaged in work activities. 67.91 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.09 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1103 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 402 were Agricultural labourer.