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

Rhenak is a Census Town city situated in Rongli sub-division of East District district. The Rhenak city is divided into 5 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,269 families residing in the Rhenak city. The total population of Rhenak is 5,883 out of which 3,174 are males and 2,709 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rhenak is 853.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rhenak city is 617 which is 10% of the total population. There are 329 male children and 288 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rhenak is 875 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (853).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rhenak is 87.2%. Thus Rhenak has higher literacy rate compared to 83.9% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 91.7% and the female literacy rate is 81.83% in Rhenak.

Rhenak Census Town has total administration over 1,269 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Rhenak Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rhenak Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 617 329 288
Literacy 87.2% 82.2% 73.1%
Scheduled Caste 597 284 313
Scheduled Tribe 871 423 448
Illiterate 1,293 565 728

Caste-wise Population - Rhenak

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.8% of total population in Rhenak.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 597 284 313
Schedule Tribe 871 423 448

Religion-wise Population - Rhenak

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rhenak is 4,543 which is 77.22% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rhenak is 148 which is 2.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rhenak as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,543 (77.22%) 2,509 2,034
Muslim 148 (2.52%) 89 59
Christian 543 (9.23%) 265 278
Sikh 5 (0.08%) 2 3
Buddhist 636 (10.81%) 305 331
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.03%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 6 (0.1%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Rhenak

The total literacy rate of Rhenak was 87.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 81.42% of Sikkim. Population-wise, out of total 4,590 literates, males were 2,609 while females were 1,981. Also the male literacy rate was 91.7% and the female literacy rate was 81.83% in Rhenak.

  Rhenak Sikkim
Female 81.83% 75.61%
Male 91.7% 86.55%
Total 87.16% 81.42%

Sex Ratio - Rhenak

The Sex Ratio of Rhenak is 853. Thus per every 1000 men there were 853 females in Rhenak. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 875 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 853 ) of Rhenak.

Child Population - Rhenak

According to Census 2011, there were 617 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rhenak. Out of which 329 were male while 288 were female.

Working Population - Rhenak

In Rhenak Census Town out of total population, 2,445 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 2,445 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 109 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,115 1,714 401
Cultivators 130 91 39
Agriculture Labourer 109 73 36
Household Industries 45 36 9
Other Workers 1,831 1,514 317
Marginal Workers 330 176 154
Non Working 3,438 1,284 2,154

Rhenak Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 800 81.1% 1,010
2 Ward No - 2 1,277 71.7% 986
3 Ward No - 3 1,548 79.8% 933
4 Ward No - 4 866 78.2% 937
5 Ward No - 5 1,392 79.9% 573

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