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Kankushi Population - Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Kankushi is a medium size village located in Chaibasa Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 102 families residing. The Kankushi village has population of 584 of which 275 are males while 309 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kankushi village population of children with age 0-6 is 77 which makes up 13.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kankushi village is 1124 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kankushi as per census is 1484, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kankushi village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kankushi village was 67.06 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kankushi Male literacy stands at 79.10 % while female literacy rate was 55.89 %.

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

Kankushi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 102 - -
Population 584 275 309
Child (0-6) 77 31 46
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 568 268 300
Literacy 67.06 % 79.10 % 55.89 %
Total Workers 208 134 74
Main Worker 181 - -
Marginal Worker 27 7 20

Caste Factor

In Kankushi village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.26 % of total population in Kankushi village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kankushi village of Pashchimi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Kankushi village out of total population, 208 were engaged in work activities. 87.02 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.98 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 208 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.