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

Martam is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 405 families residing in the village Martam. The total population of Martam is 1,963 out of which 1,001 are males and 962 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Martam is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Martam village is 205 which is 10% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Martam is 1,113 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Martam village.

Population
1,963
Families
405
Literacy
71.16%
Sex Ratio
961

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Martam is 71.2%. Thus Martam village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 80.09% and the female literacy rate is 61.71% 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 205 97 108
Literacy 71.16% 80.09% 61.71%
Scheduled Caste 127 69 58
Scheduled Tribe 770 384 386
Illiterate 712 277 435

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.2% of total population in Martam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Martam village out of total population, 1,494 were engaged in work activities. 49.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,494 workers engaged in Main Work, 415 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 740 489 251
Cultivators 415 268 147
Agriculture Labourer 102 70 32
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 218 146 72
Marginal Workers 754 291 463
Non Working 469 221 248

Nearby Villages to Martam,

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

Village Population
Pecherek 804
Barnyak 2,512
Hee-Patal 505
Barthang 606
Hee 2,514
Barphok 1,549
Radukhandu 1,833
Chingthang 633
Sangkhu 1,963
Mengyong 695

Reference