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Uper Tonka Population - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

Uper Tonka is a medium size village located in Bhanupratappur Tehsil of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh with total 51 families residing. The Uper Tonka village has population of 268 of which 120 are males while 148 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Uper Tonka village population of children with age 0-6 is 61 which makes up 22.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Uper Tonka village is 1233 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Uper Tonka as per census is 1103, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Uper Tonka village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Uper Tonka village was 34.78 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Uper Tonka Male literacy stands at 35.16 % while female literacy rate was 34.48 %.

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

Uper Tonka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 51 - -
Population 268 120 148
Child (0-6) 61 29 32
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 260 118 142
Literacy 34.78 % 35.16 % 34.48 %
Total Workers 139 66 73
Main Worker 53 - -
Marginal Worker 86 21 65

Caste Factor

In Uper Tonka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.01 % of total population in Uper Tonka village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Uper Tonka village of Kanker.

Work Profile

In Uper Tonka village out of total population, 139 were engaged in work activities. 38.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 139 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.