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

Karek is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 226 families residing in the village Karek. The total population of Karek is 1,177 out of which 628 are males and 549 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karek is 874.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karek village is 144 which is 12% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 65 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karek is 823 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (874) of Karek village.

Population
1,177
Families
226
Literacy
77.44%
Sex Ratio
874

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karek is 77.4%. Thus Karek village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 86.16% and the female literacy rate is 67.56% in Karek village.

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

Karek Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 144 79 65
Literacy 77.44% 86.16% 67.56%
Scheduled Caste 21 10 11
Scheduled Tribe 142 74 68
Illiterate 377 155 222

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.1% of total population in Karek village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karek village out of total population, 619 were engaged in work activities. 45.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 619 workers engaged in Main Work, 195 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 282 245 37
Cultivators 195 176 19
Agriculture Labourer 5 3 2
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 78 64 14
Marginal Workers 337 138 199
Non Working 558 245 313

Nearby Villages to Karek,

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

Village Population
Kabrey 931
Phong 680
Maneydara 892
Chuba 772
Nagi 988
Parbing 1,617
Nalam-Kolbong 1,013
Rameng 571
Paleytam 255
Nijarmeng 498

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