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

Pecherek is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 167 families residing in the village Pecherek. The total population of Pecherek is 804 out of which 400 are males and 404 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pecherek is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pecherek village is 95 which is 12% of the total population. There are 45 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pecherek is 1,111 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Pecherek village.

Population
804
Families
167
Literacy
73.62%
Sex Ratio
1,010

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pecherek is 73.6%. Thus Pecherek village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 82.25% and the female literacy rate is 64.97% in Pecherek village.

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

Pecherek Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 95 45 50
Literacy 73.62% 82.25% 64.97%
Scheduled Caste 18 12 6
Scheduled Tribe 312 162 150
Illiterate 282 108 174

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 38.8% of total population in Pecherek village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pecherek village out of total population, 639 were engaged in work activities. 48% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 639 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 307 200 107
Cultivators 214 127 87
Agriculture Labourer 25 17 8
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 63 51 12
Marginal Workers 332 121 211
Non Working 165 79 86

Nearby Villages to Pecherek,

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

Village Population
Hee-Patal 505
Martam 1,963
Hee 2,514
Barnyak 2,512
Radukhandu 1,833
Barthang 606
Sangkhu 1,963
Barphok 1,549
Dentam 749
Chingthang 633

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