Gnathang Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Gnathang is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 913 families residing in the village Gnathang. The total population of Gnathang is 8,860 out of which 7,455 are males and 1,405 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gnathang is 188.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gnathang village is 274 which is 3% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 126 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gnathang is 851 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (188) of Gnathang village.

Population
8,860
Families
913
Literacy
92.31%
Sex Ratio
188

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gnathang is 92.3%. Thus Gnathang village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 96.24% and the female literacy rate is 69.9% in Gnathang village.

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

Gnathang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 274 148 126
Literacy 92.31% 96.24% 69.9%
Scheduled Caste 272 152 120
Scheduled Tribe 1,614 818 796
Illiterate 934 423 511

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.2% of total population in Gnathang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gnathang village out of total population, 7,629 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,629 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,231 6,708 523
Cultivators 94 88 6
Agriculture Labourer 80 50 30
Household Industries 12 4 8
Other Workers 7,045 6,566 479
Marginal Workers 398 206 192
Non Working 1,231 541 690

Nearby Villages to Gnathang,

Below are the list of villages near Gnathang village in Gangtok.

Village Population
Bhusuk 374
Assam 1,686
Pam 94
Lingzey 2,055
Namok 442
Kyongnosla Forest Block 46
Naitam 1,265
Nandok 3,604
Pangthang Forest Block 399
Syari 3,826

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