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Sahnikhar Population - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

Sahnikhar is a medium size village located in Nagri Tehsil of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh with total 90 families residing. The Sahnikhar village has population of 360 of which 175 are males while 185 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sahnikhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 38 which makes up 10.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sahnikhar village is 1057 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Sahnikhar as per census is 900, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Sahnikhar village has higher literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sahnikhar village was 80.75 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Sahnikhar Male literacy stands at 90.32 % while female literacy rate was 71.86 %.

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

Sahnikhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 90 - -
Population 360 175 185
Child (0-6) 38 20 18
Schedule Caste 10 4 6
Schedule Tribe 279 134 145
Literacy 80.75 % 90.32 % 71.86 %
Total Workers 251 125 126
Main Worker 227 - -
Marginal Worker 24 4 20

Caste Factor

In Sahnikhar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 77.50 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.78 % of total population in Sahnikhar village.

Work Profile

In Sahnikhar village out of total population, 251 were engaged in work activities. 90.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 251 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.