Namchi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Namchi is a Municipal Council city situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district. The Namchi city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,733 families residing in the Namchi city. The total population of Namchi is 12,190 out of which 6,166 are males and 6,024 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Namchi is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Namchi city is 1050 which is 9% of the total population. There are 555 male children and 495 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Namchi is 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Namchi is 88.1%. Thus Namchi has higher literacy rate compared to 81.4% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 91.3% and the female literacy rate is 84.84% in Namchi.

Namchi Municipal Council has total administration over 2,733 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Namchi Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Namchi Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,050 555 495
Literacy 88.1% 83.1% 77.9%
Scheduled Caste 444 216 228
Scheduled Tribe 3,236 1,581 1,655
Illiterate 2,376 1,043 1,333

Caste-wise Population - Namchi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.5% of total population in Namchi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 444 216 228
Schedule Tribe 3,236 1,581 1,655

Religion-wise Population - Namchi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Namchi is 6,835 which is 56.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Namchi is 488 which is 4% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Namchi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,835 (56.07%) 3,509 3,326
Muslim 488 (4%) 272 216
Christian 1,874 (15.37%) 930 944
Sikh 4 (0.03%) 3 1
Buddhist 2,861 (23.47%) 1,387 1,474
Jain 6 (0.05%) 5 1
Other Religion 107 (0.88%) 53 54
No Religion Specified 15 (0.12%) 7 8

Literacy Rate - Namchi

The total literacy rate of Namchi was 88.1% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 81.42% of Sikkim. Population-wise, out of total 9,814 literates, males were 5,123 while females were 4,691. Also the male literacy rate was 91.3% and the female literacy rate was 84.84% in Namchi.

  Namchi Sikkim
Female 84.84% 75.61%
Male 91.3% 86.55%
Total 88.1% 81.42%

Sex Ratio - Namchi

The Sex Ratio of Namchi is 977. Thus per every 1000 men there were 977 females in Namchi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Namchi.

Child Population - Namchi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,050 children between age 0 to 6 years in Namchi. Out of which 555 were male while 495 were female.

Working Population - Namchi

In Namchi Municipal Council out of total population, 4,579 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,579 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,159 2,853 1,306
Cultivators 183 117 66
Agriculture Labourer 31 24 7
Household Industries 49 39 10
Other Workers 3,896 2,673 1,223
Marginal Workers 420 166 254
Non Working 7,611 3,147 4,464

Namchi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Namchi is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,426 81.2% 1,008
2 Ward No - 2 1,225 75.4% 917
3 Ward No - 3 1,182 83.8% 1,010
4 Ward No - 4 1,910 78.5% 1,004
5 Ward No - 5 1,505 81.3% 965
6 Ward No - 6 2,814 80.2% 941
7 Ward No - 7 1,128 84.1% 1,007

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