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

Umchung is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 422 families residing in the village Umchung. The total population of Umchung is 2,035 out of which 1,050 are males and 985 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Umchung is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Umchung village is 239 which is 12% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 120 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Umchung is 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Umchung village.

Population
2,035
Families
422
Literacy
76.28%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Umchung is 76.3%. Thus Umchung village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 83.14% and the female literacy rate is 68.9% in Umchung village.

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

Umchung Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 239 119 120
Literacy 76.28% 83.14% 68.9%
Scheduled Caste 238 115 123
Scheduled Tribe 543 281 262
Illiterate 665 276 389

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.7% of total population in Umchung village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Umchung village out of total population, 674 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 674 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 522 462 60
Cultivators 34 31 3
Agriculture Labourer 135 119 16
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 350 311 39
Marginal Workers 152 67 85
Non Working 1,361 521 840

Nearby Villages to Umchung,

Below are the list of villages near Umchung village in Gyalshing.

Village Population
Tashiding 1,478
Gyalshing 1,368
Laso 1,699
Kyonsda 561
Gangyep 695
Yangthang 2,931
Mangnam 463
Tikjya 1,090
Narkhola 664
Lingchom 2,040

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