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Bankasana Population - Shimoga, Karnataka

Bankasana is a medium size village located in Sorab Taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka with total 164 families residing. The Bankasana village has population of 700 of which 347 are males while 353 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bankasana village population of children with age 0-6 is 85 which makes up 12.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bankasana village is 1017 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Bankasana as per census is 889, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Bankasana village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Bankasana village was 69.92 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Bankasana Male literacy stands at 78.81 % while female literacy rate was 61.34 %.

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

Bankasana Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 164 - -
Population 700 347 353
Child (0-6) 85 45 40
Schedule Caste 235 109 126
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.92 % 78.81 % 61.34 %
Total Workers 446 221 225
Main Worker 440 - -
Marginal Worker 6 2 4

Caste Factor

Bankasana village of Shimoga has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.57 % of total population in Bankasana village. The village Bankasana currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bankasana village out of total population, 446 were engaged in work activities. 98.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 446 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 253 were Agricultural labourer.