Gangtok Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Gangtok is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district. The Gangtok city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 23,773 families residing in the Gangtok city. The total population of Gangtok is 100,286 out of which 52,459 are males and 47,827 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangtok is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangtok city is 9264 which is 9% of the total population. There are 4796 male children and 4468 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangtok is 932 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangtok is 89.3%. Thus Gangtok has higher literacy rate compared to 83.9% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 92.77% and the female literacy rate is 85.54% in Gangtok.

Gangtok Munciple Corporation has total administration over 23,773 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gangtok Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangtok Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 9,264 4,796 4,468
Literacy 89.3% 84.3% 77.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,793 2,422 2,371
Scheduled Tribe 28,514 13,954 14,560
Illiterate 18,977 8,240 10,737

Caste-wise Population - Gangtok

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.4% of total population in Gangtok.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,793 2,422 2,371
Schedule Tribe 28,514 13,954 14,560

Religion-wise Population - Gangtok

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gangtok is 58,975 which is 58.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gangtok is 3,148 which is 3.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gangtok as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 58,975 (58.81%) 31,531 27,444
Muslim 3,148 (3.14%) 2,069 1,079
Christian 9,097 (9.07%) 4,393 4,704
Sikh 161 (0.16%) 98 63
Buddhist 28,228 (28.15%) 14,038 14,190
Jain 140 (0.14%) 74 66
Other Religion 404 (0.4%) 186 218
No Religion Specified 133 (0.13%) 70 63

Literacy Rate - Gangtok

The total literacy rate of Gangtok was 89.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 81.42% of Sikkim. Population-wise, out of total 81,309 literates, males were 44,219 while females were 37,090. Also the male literacy rate was 92.77% and the female literacy rate was 85.54% in Gangtok.

  Gangtok Sikkim
Female 85.54% 75.61%
Male 92.77% 86.55%
Total 89.33% 81.42%

Sex Ratio - Gangtok

The Sex Ratio of Gangtok is 912. Thus per every 1000 men there were 912 females in Gangtok. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 932 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Gangtok.

Child Population - Gangtok

According to Census 2011, there were 9,264 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangtok. Out of which 4,796 were male while 4,468 were female.

Working Population - Gangtok

In Gangtok Munciple Corporation out of total population, 43,776 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,776 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 177 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,854 27,202 10,652
Cultivators 192 118 74
Agriculture Labourer 177 118 59
Household Industries 523 413 110
Other Workers 36,962 26,553 10,409
Marginal Workers 5,922 3,735 2,187
Non Working 56,510 21,522 34,988

Gangtok Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gangtok is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,957 79.6% 832
2 Ward No - 2 5,873 74% 911
3 Ward No - 3 7,979 79.5% 1,003
4 Ward No - 4 6,177 79.2% 906
5 Ward No - 5 6,723 83.7% 1,048
6 Ward No - 6 3,987 83.4% 956
7 Ward No - 7 8,212 79.2% 914
8 Ward No - 8 4,032 78.5% 872
9 Ward No - 9 2,664 86% 831
10 Ward No - 10 3,266 83.3% 943
11 Ward No - 11 6,938 83.9% 1,003
12 Ward No - 12 9,605 81.8% 1,005
13 Ward No - 13 9,325 80.4% 959
14 Ward No - 14 4,520 80% 949
15 Ward No - 15 11,028 84.9% 699

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