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Dhankosa Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Dhankosa is a medium size village located in Tirodi Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 330 families residing. The Dhankosa village has population of 1421 of which 715 are males while 706 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhankosa village population of children with age 0-6 is 138 which makes up 9.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhankosa village is 987 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhankosa as per census is 1226, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Dhankosa village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhankosa village was 79.89 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Dhankosa Male literacy stands at 86.83 % while female literacy rate was 72.70 %.

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

Dhankosa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 330 - -
Population 1,421 715 706
Child (0-6) 138 62 76
Schedule Caste 56 27 29
Schedule Tribe 119 63 56
Literacy 79.89 % 86.83 % 72.70 %
Total Workers 659 416 243
Main Worker 377 - -
Marginal Worker 282 126 156

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 8.37 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.94 % of total population in Dhankosa village.

Work Profile

In Dhankosa village out of total population, 659 were engaged in work activities. 57.21 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.79 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 659 workers engaged in Main Work, 256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 61 were Agricultural labourer.