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

Takuthang is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 278 families residing in the village Takuthang. The total population of Takuthang is 1,282 out of which 617 are males and 665 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Takuthang is 1,078.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Takuthang village is 148 which is 12% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 79 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Takuthang is 1,145 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,078) of Takuthang village.

Population
1,282
Families
278
Literacy
72.05%
Sex Ratio
1,078

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Takuthang is 72%. Thus Takuthang village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 75.73% and the female literacy rate is 68.6% in Takuthang village.

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

Takuthang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 148 69 79
Literacy 72.05% 75.73% 68.6%
Scheduled Caste 20 11 9
Scheduled Tribe 571 268 303
Illiterate 465 202 263

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.5% of total population in Takuthang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Takuthang village out of total population, 645 were engaged in work activities. 67.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 645 workers engaged in Main Work, 310 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 438 246 192
Cultivators 310 154 156
Agriculture Labourer 6 4 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 121 87 34
Marginal Workers 207 95 112
Non Working 637 276 361

Nearby Villages to Takuthang,

Below are the list of villages near Takuthang village in Soreng.

Village Population
Parrengaon 1,301
Chuchen 875
Deythang 1,283
Tinzerbong 1,037
Sribadam 1,127
Suldung 754
Bara-Samdong 1,385
Kamling 1,247
Rishi 659
Mabong 1,094

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