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Kankari Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Kankari is a large village located in Chainpur Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 966 families residing. The Kankari village has population of 5117 of which 2656 are males while 2461 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kankari village population of children with age 0-6 is 960 which makes up 18.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kankari village is 927 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kankari as per census is 988, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kankari village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kankari village was 47.13 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kankari Male literacy stands at 58.35 % while female literacy rate was 34.83 %.

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

Kankari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 966 - -
Population 5,117 2,656 2,461
Child (0-6) 960 483 477
Schedule Caste 745 382 363
Schedule Tribe 16 7 9
Literacy 47.13 % 58.35 % 34.83 %
Total Workers 1,502 1,238 264
Main Worker 826 - -
Marginal Worker 676 438 238

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.56 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.31 % of total population in Kankari village.

Work Profile

In Kankari village out of total population, 1502 were engaged in work activities. 54.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1502 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 54 were Agricultural labourer.