Bangten Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Bangten is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 132 families residing in the village Bangten. The total population of Bangten is 673 out of which 338 are males and 335 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bangten is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bangten village is 90 which is 13% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bangten is 607 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Bangten village.

Population
673
Families
132
Literacy
71.01%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bangten is 71%. Thus Bangten village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 79.08% and the female literacy rate is 63.46% in Bangten village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bangten village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bangten Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bangten village.

Total Male Female
Children 90 56 34
Literacy 71.01% 79.08% 63.46%
Scheduled Caste 64 36 28
Scheduled Tribe 163 80 83
Illiterate 259 115 144

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.2% of total population in Bangten village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bangten village out of total population, 590 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 590 workers engaged in Main Work, 402 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 530 257 273
Cultivators 402 194 208
Agriculture Labourer 3 2 1
Household Industries 7 5 2
Other Workers 118 56 62
Marginal Workers 60 30 30
Non Working 83 51 32

Nearby Villages to Bangten,

Below are the list of villages near Bangten village in Gyalshing.

Village Population
Sapong 717
Srinagi 585
Lungzik 847
Liching 215
Sardong 765
Gyaten 340
Lingchom 2,040
Karmatar 1,284
Tikjya 1,090
Sopakha 820

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