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

Sumen is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 244 families residing in the village Sumen. The total population of Sumen is 1,305 out of which 680 are males and 625 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sumen is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sumen village is 153 which is 12% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sumen is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Sumen village.

Population
1,305
Families
244
Literacy
56.42%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sumen is 56.4%. Thus Sumen village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 61.01% and the female literacy rate is 51.53% in Sumen village.

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

Sumen Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 153 85 68
Literacy 56.42% 61.01% 51.53%
Scheduled Caste 29 15 14
Scheduled Tribe 684 356 328
Illiterate 655 317 338

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 52.4% of total population in Sumen village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sumen village out of total population, 600 were engaged in work activities. 33.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 600 workers engaged in Main Work, 85 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 199 170 29
Cultivators 85 74 11
Agriculture Labourer 31 28 3
Household Industries 21 18 3
Other Workers 62 50 12
Marginal Workers 401 194 207
Non Working 705 316 389

Nearby Villages to Sumen,

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

Village Population
Mangthang 575
Lingzey 962
Martam 3,720
West Pendam 6,587
Nazitam 810
Central Pendam 5,434
Tirkutam 327
Sajong 908
Phengyong 1,256
Chuba 1,178

Reference