Vankas is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Vankas | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Vankas Location in Maharashtra, India  Vankas Vankas (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°04′10″N 72°52′52″E / 20.0694476°N 72.8810859°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,019 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551620 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Vankas has 713 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 34.67%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4019 | 1903 | 2116 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 878 | 416 | 462 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 4005 | 1900 | 2105 |
| Literates | 1089 | 709 | 380 |
| Workers (all) | 2072 | 964 | 1108 |
| Main workers (total) | 980 | 580 | 400 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 466 | 276 | 190 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 238 | 104 | 134 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Main workers: Other | 264 | 191 | 73 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 1092 | 384 | 708 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 281 | 146 | 135 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 759 | 213 | 546 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 47 | 25 | 22 |
| Non-workers | 1947 | 939 | 1008 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.