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Shanka Population - Hassan, Karnataka

Shanka is a medium size village located in Hassan Taluka of Hassan district, Karnataka with total 242 families residing. The Shanka village has population of 1078 of which 559 are males while 519 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shanka village population of children with age 0-6 is 114 which makes up 10.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shanka village is 928 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Shanka as per census is 1000, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Shanka village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Shanka village was 76.87 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Shanka Male literacy stands at 82.47 % while female literacy rate was 70.78 %.

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

Shanka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 242 - -
Population 1,078 559 519
Child (0-6) 114 57 57
Schedule Caste 237 122 115
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.87 % 82.47 % 70.78 %
Total Workers 507 377 130
Main Worker 415 - -
Marginal Worker 92 39 53

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.99 % of total population in Shanka village. The village Shanka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shanka village out of total population, 507 were engaged in work activities. 81.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 507 workers engaged in Main Work, 213 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.