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

Naku is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 272 families residing in the village Naku. The total population of Naku is 1,251 out of which 619 are males and 632 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Naku is 1,021.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Naku village is 114 which is 9% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Naku is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,021) of Naku village.

Population
1,251
Families
272
Literacy
77.13%
Sex Ratio
1,021

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Naku is 77.1%. Thus Naku village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 82.77% and the female literacy rate is 71.6% in Naku village.

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

Naku Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 114 56 58
Literacy 77.13% 82.77% 71.6%
Scheduled Caste 14 9 5
Scheduled Tribe 633 305 328
Illiterate 374 153 221

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 50.6% of total population in Naku village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Naku village out of total population, 562 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 562 workers engaged in Main Work, 281 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 498 282 216
Cultivators 281 142 139
Agriculture Labourer 13 9 4
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 202 129 73
Marginal Workers 64 44 20
Non Working 689 293 396

Nearby Villages to Naku,

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

Village Population
Singyang 568
Chongpung 714
Sindrang 282
Pemayangtse Monastery 182
Darap 1,743
Yangten 1,117
Nambu 1,156
Unglok 1,201
Singrangpung 269
Bhaluthang 934

Reference