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

Tikpur is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 434 families residing in the village Tikpur. The total population of Tikpur is 1,911 out of which 1,019 are males and 892 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tikpur is 875.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tikpur village is 199 which is 10% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tikpur is 701 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (875) of Tikpur village.

Population
1,911
Families
434
Literacy
76.11%
Sex Ratio
875

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tikpur is 76.1%. Thus Tikpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 80.38% and the female literacy rate is 71.36% in Tikpur village.

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

Tikpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 199 117 82
Literacy 76.11% 80.38% 71.36%
Scheduled Caste 3 1 2
Scheduled Tribe 1,135 608 527
Illiterate 608 294 314

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.4% of total population in Tikpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tikpur village out of total population, 1,024 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 315 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 480 310 170
Cultivators 315 204 111
Agriculture Labourer 51 31 20
Household Industries 10 5 5
Other Workers 104 70 34
Marginal Workers 544 280 264
Non Working 887 429 458

Nearby Villages to Tikpur,

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

Village Population
Okhery 1,683
Siktam 510
Ribdi 1,034
Salyangdang 963
Bhareng 390
Longchok 1,023
Rumbuk 1,838
Lower Fambong 723
Burikhop 1,337
Dhalam 1,886

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