Samlik-Marchak Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Samlik-Marchak is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 466 families residing in the village Samlik-Marchak. The total population of Samlik-Marchak is 2,306 out of which 1,231 are males and 1,075 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samlik-Marchak is 873.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samlik-Marchak village is 211 which is 9% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samlik-Marchak is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Samlik-Marchak village.

Population
2,306
Families
466
Literacy
82.96%
Sex Ratio
873

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samlik-Marchak is 83%. Thus Samlik-Marchak village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 87.69% and the female literacy rate is 77.52% in Samlik-Marchak village.

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

Samlik-Marchak Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 211 110 101
Literacy 82.96% 87.69% 77.52%
Scheduled Caste 178 81 97
Scheduled Tribe 754 399 355
Illiterate 568 248 320

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.7% of total population in Samlik-Marchak village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Samlik-Marchak village out of total population, 1,258 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,258 workers engaged in Main Work, 423 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,103 688 415
Cultivators 423 187 236
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 20 13 7
Other Workers 658 486 172
Marginal Workers 155 58 97
Non Working 1,048 485 563

Nearby Villages to Samlik-Marchak,

Below are the list of villages near Samlik-Marchak village in Gangtok.

Village Population
Namin 304
Shyagyong-Rumtek 1,897
Tumlabung 383
Rawate-Rumtek 1,573
Namli 1,203
Chinze 517
Chuba 1,178
Ranka 609
Sajong 908
Sangtong 822

Reference