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

Wak is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 154 families residing in the village Wak. The total population of Wak is 781 out of which 408 are males and 373 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wak is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wak village is 74 which is 9% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wak is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Wak village.

Population
781
Families
154
Literacy
85.43%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wak is 85.4%. Thus Wak village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 88.59% and the female literacy rate is 82.01% in Wak village.

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

Wak Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 74 40 34
Literacy 85.43% 88.59% 82.01%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 232 113 119
Illiterate 177 82 95

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.7% of total population in Wak village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Wak village out of total population, 412 were engaged in work activities. 68.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 412 workers engaged in Main Work, 198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 283 176 107
Cultivators 198 129 69
Agriculture Labourer 6 4 2
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 75 41 34
Marginal Workers 129 47 82
Non Working 369 185 184

Nearby Villages to Wak,

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

Village Population
Chumlok 622
Chemchey 393
Omchu 453
Damthang 608
Jaubari 579
Tingrithang 514
Mamley 1,079
Pabong 603
Pajer 181
Kamrang 1,440

Reference