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Sankh Population - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Sankh is a medium size village located in Chaurai Tehsil of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh with total 234 families residing. The Sankh village has population of 1070 of which 564 are males while 506 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sankh village population of children with age 0-6 is 90 which makes up 8.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sankh village is 897 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Sankh as per census is 1195, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Sankh village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sankh village was 81.63 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Sankh Male literacy stands at 88.72 % while female literacy rate was 73.52 %.

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

Sankh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 234 - -
Population 1,070 564 506
Child (0-6) 90 41 49
Schedule Caste 211 109 102
Schedule Tribe 344 190 154
Literacy 81.63 % 88.72 % 73.52 %
Total Workers 528 296 232
Main Worker 525 - -
Marginal Worker 3 1 2

Caste Factor

Sankh village of Chhindwara has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 32.15 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 19.72 % of total population in Sankh village.

Work Profile

In Sankh village out of total population, 528 were engaged in work activities. 99.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 528 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 256 were Agricultural labourer.