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

Khamdong is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 424 families residing in the village Khamdong. The total population of Khamdong is 1,669 out of which 896 are males and 773 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khamdong is 863.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khamdong village is 176 which is 11% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 79 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khamdong is 814 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (863) of Khamdong village.

Population
1,669
Families
424
Literacy
82.38%
Sex Ratio
863

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khamdong is 82.4%. Thus Khamdong village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 89.49% and the female literacy rate is 74.21% in Khamdong village.

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

Khamdong Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 176 97 79
Literacy 82.38% 89.49% 74.21%
Scheduled Caste 29 15 14
Scheduled Tribe 518 275 243
Illiterate 439 181 258

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31% of total population in Khamdong village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khamdong village out of total population, 875 were engaged in work activities. 69.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 875 workers engaged in Main Work, 258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 611 450 161
Cultivators 258 133 125
Agriculture Labourer 10 7 3
Household Industries 8 5 3
Other Workers 335 305 30
Marginal Workers 264 137 127
Non Working 794 309 485

Nearby Villages to Khamdong,

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

Village Population
Beng 535
Sherwani 1,489
Budang Thangsing 677
Sakyong 386
Dung-Dung 2,194
Chisopani 2,719
Singbel 1,979
Tshalumthang 1,405
Patuk 2,236
Rapdang 424

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