Turuk Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Turuk is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 226 families residing in the village Turuk. The total population of Turuk is 1,050 out of which 540 are males and 510 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turuk is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turuk village is 66 which is 6% of the total population. There are 36 male children and 30 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turuk is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Turuk village.

Population
1,050
Families
226
Literacy
83.03%
Sex Ratio
944

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turuk is 83%. Thus Turuk village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 88.1% and the female literacy rate is 77.71% in Turuk village.

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

Turuk Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 66 36 30
Literacy 83.03% 88.1% 77.71%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 142 76 66
Illiterate 233 96 137

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.5% of total population in Turuk village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turuk village out of total population, 425 were engaged in work activities. 92.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 425 workers engaged in Main Work, 230 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 393 276 117
Cultivators 230 149 81
Agriculture Labourer 2 0 2
Other Workers 161 127 34
Marginal Workers 32 23 9
Non Working 625 241 384

Nearby Villages to Turuk,

Below are the list of villages near Turuk village in Namchi.

Village Population
Panchgharey 939
Ramabong 844
Kamarey 830
Kerabari 670
Longchok 901
Melli 2,602
Maniram 990
Mellidara 1,670
Phalidara 808
Paiyong 1,054

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