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

Kolthang is a village situated in Ravong sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 241 families residing in the village Kolthang. The total population of Kolthang is 1,249 out of which 634 are males and 615 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolthang is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolthang village is 165 which is 13% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolthang is 1,089 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Kolthang village.

Population
1,249
Families
241
Literacy
79.24%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolthang is 79.2%. Thus Kolthang village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 85.05% and the female literacy rate is 73.16% in Kolthang village.

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

Kolthang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 165 79 86
Literacy 79.24% 85.05% 73.16%
Scheduled Caste 72 35 37
Scheduled Tribe 350 185 165
Illiterate 390 162 228

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28% of total population in Kolthang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kolthang village out of total population, 616 were engaged in work activities. 70.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 616 workers engaged in Main Work, 263 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 433 314 119
Cultivators 263 184 79
Agriculture Labourer 10 8 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 159 121 38
Marginal Workers 183 50 133
Non Working 633 270 363

Nearby Villages to Kolthang,

Below are the list of villages near Kolthang village in Ravong.

Village Population
Pepthang 444
Tokday 1,339
Lingmo 297
Mangzing 1,134
Kau 399
Neh-Brum 1,577
Upper Paiyong 517
Sripatam 1,340
Lower Paiyong 760
Namphok 1,296

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