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

Martam is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 776 families residing in the village Martam. The total population of Martam is 3,720 out of which 2,001 are males and 1,719 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Martam is 859.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Martam village is 398 which is 11% of the total population. There are 206 male children and 192 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Martam is 932 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (859) of Martam village.

Population
3,720
Families
776
Literacy
73.75%
Sex Ratio
859

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Martam is 73.8%. Thus Martam village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 77.27% and the female literacy rate is 69.61% in Martam village.

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

Martam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 398 206 192
Literacy 73.75% 77.27% 69.61%
Scheduled Caste 303 169 134
Scheduled Tribe 1,359 691 668
Illiterate 1,270 614 656

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.5% of total population in Martam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Martam village out of total population, 2,089 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,089 workers engaged in Main Work, 777 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,731 1,067 664
Cultivators 777 407 370
Agriculture Labourer 96 48 48
Household Industries 43 17 26
Other Workers 815 595 220
Marginal Workers 358 137 221
Non Working 1,631 797 834

Nearby Villages to Martam,

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

Village Population
Nazitam 810
Mangthang 575
Tirkutam 327
Sumen 1,305
Phengyong 1,256
Lingzey 962
Byang 495
West Pendam 6,587
Namgeythang 451
Central Pendam 5,434

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