Vankas

Village in Maharashtra

Village in Maharashtra, India

20°04′10″N 72°52′52″E / 20.0694476°N 72.8810859°E / 20.0694476; 72.8810859CountryIndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictPalgharTalukaDahanuElevation

55 m (180 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total4,019Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)2011 census code551620

Vankas is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.^[1]

Demographics

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[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

^ "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.