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

Rangpo is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district. The Rangpo city is divided into 5 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,505 families residing in the Rangpo city. The total population of Rangpo is 10,450 out of which 5,555 are males and 4,895 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rangpo is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rangpo city is 1179 which is 11% of the total population. There are 593 male children and 586 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rangpo is 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (881).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rangpo is 87.3%. Thus Rangpo has higher literacy rate compared to 83.9% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 91.56% and the female literacy rate is 82.34% in Rangpo.

Rangpo Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,505 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Rangpo Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rangpo Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,179 593 586
Literacy 87.3% 81.8% 72.5%
Scheduled Caste 803 381 422
Scheduled Tribe 1,220 599 621
Illiterate 2,359 1,012 1,347

Caste-wise Population - Rangpo

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.7% of total population in Rangpo.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 803 381 422
Schedule Tribe 1,220 599 621

Religion-wise Population - Rangpo

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rangpo is 7,807 which is 74.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rangpo is 552 which is 5.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rangpo as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,807 (74.71%) 4,214 3,593
Muslim 552 (5.28%) 304 248
Christian 1,170 (11.2%) 573 597
Sikh 11 (0.11%) 5 6
Buddhist 897 (8.58%) 452 445
Jain 7 (0.07%) 4 3
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.05%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Rangpo

The total literacy rate of Rangpo was 87.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 81.42% of Sikkim. Population-wise, out of total 8,091 literates, males were 4,543 while females were 3,548. Also the male literacy rate was 91.56% and the female literacy rate was 82.34% in Rangpo.

  Rangpo Sikkim
Female 82.34% 75.61%
Male 91.56% 86.55%
Total 87.27% 81.42%

Sex Ratio - Rangpo

The Sex Ratio of Rangpo is 881. Thus per every 1000 men there were 881 females in Rangpo. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Rangpo.

Child Population - Rangpo

According to Census 2011, there were 1,179 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rangpo. Out of which 593 were male while 586 were female.

Working Population - Rangpo

In Rangpo Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,411 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,411 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,964 3,043 921
Cultivators 15 7 8
Agriculture Labourer 16 9 7
Household Industries 44 33 11
Other Workers 3,889 2,994 895
Marginal Workers 447 260 187
Non Working 6,039 2,252 3,787

Rangpo Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,172 77.1% 910
2 Ward No - 2 3,084 75.2% 847
3 Ward No - 3 1,020 75.5% 861
4 Ward No - 4 1,563 78.6% 925
5 Ward No - 5 1,611 82.5% 865

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