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Kankadani Population - Mayurbhanj, Orissa

Kankadani is a medium size village located in Jashipur Block of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa with total 66 families residing. The Kankadani village has population of 325 of which 170 are males while 155 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kankadani village population of children with age 0-6 is 49 which makes up 15.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kankadani village is 912 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Kankadani as per census is 581, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Kankadani village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Kankadani village was 39.13 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Kankadani Male literacy stands at 46.76 % while female literacy rate was 31.39 %.

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

Kankadani Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 66 - -
Population 325 170 155
Child (0-6) 49 31 18
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 319 165 154
Literacy 39.13 % 46.76 % 31.39 %
Total Workers 187 94 93
Main Worker 145 - -
Marginal Worker 42 8 34

Caste Factor

In Kankadani village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.15 % of total population in Kankadani village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kankadani village of Mayurbhanj.

Work Profile

In Kankadani village out of total population, 187 were engaged in work activities. 77.54 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.46 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 187 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 63 were Agricultural labourer.