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

Tirkutam is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 62 families residing in the village Tirkutam. The total population of Tirkutam is 327 out of which 173 are males and 154 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tirkutam is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tirkutam village is 34 which is 10% of the total population. There are 20 male children and 14 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tirkutam is 700 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Tirkutam village.

Population
327
Families
62
Literacy
76.45%
Sex Ratio
890

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tirkutam is 76.5%. Thus Tirkutam village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 84.97% and the female literacy rate is 67.14% in Tirkutam village.

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

Tirkutam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 34 20 14
Literacy 76.45% 84.97% 67.14%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 222 115 107
Illiterate 103 43 60

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 67.9% of total population in Tirkutam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tirkutam village out of total population, 163 were engaged in work activities. 54.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 163 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 89 78 11
Cultivators 19 16 3
Agriculture Labourer 37 35 2
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 32 27 5
Marginal Workers 74 19 55
Non Working 164 76 88

Nearby Villages to Tirkutam,

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

Village Population
Phengyong 1,256
Nazitam 810
Byang 495
Martam 3,720
Namgeythang 451
Mangthang 575
Rapdang 424
Sumen 1,305
Tshalumthang 1,405
Lingzey 962

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