Gom Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Gom is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 234 families residing in the village Gom. The total population of Gom is 1,163 out of which 636 are males and 527 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gom is 829.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gom village is 125 which is 11% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gom is 623 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (829) of Gom village.

Population
1,163
Families
234
Literacy
78.52%
Sex Ratio
829

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gom is 78.5%. Thus Gom village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 84.97% and the female literacy rate is 70.98% in Gom village.

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

Gom Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 125 77 48
Literacy 78.52% 84.97% 70.98%
Scheduled Caste 80 46 34
Scheduled Tribe 215 115 100
Illiterate 348 161 187

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.5% of total population in Gom village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gom village out of total population, 607 were engaged in work activities. 56.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 607 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 343 303 40
Cultivators 84 78 6
Agriculture Labourer 9 7 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 249 217 32
Marginal Workers 264 79 185
Non Working 556 254 302

Nearby Villages to Gom,

Below are the list of villages near Gom village in Namchi.

Village Population
Dorop 765
Sorok 474
Dhargaon 399
Shyampani 203
Salghari 850
Sangbung 874
Chisopani 2,172
Assangthang 785
Tinik 942
Kopchey 727

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