Vankas

Vankas
village
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Coordinates: 20°04′10″N72°52′52″E / 20.0694476°N 72.8810859°E / 20.0694476; 72.8810859
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

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

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.