West Pendam Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011

West Pendam is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,286 families residing in the village West Pendam. The total population of West Pendam is 6,587 out of which 3,529 are males and 3,058 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of West Pendam is 867.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in West Pendam village is 754 which is 11% of the total population. There are 378 male children and 376 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of West Pendam is 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (867) of West Pendam village.

Population
6,587
Families
1,286
Literacy
79.87%
Sex Ratio
867

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of West Pendam is 79.9%. Thus West Pendam village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 85.62% and the female literacy rate is 73.12% in West Pendam village.

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

West Pendam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 754 378 376
Literacy 79.87% 85.62% 73.12%
Scheduled Caste 797 381 416
Scheduled Tribe 1,046 539 507
Illiterate 1,928 831 1,097

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.9% of total population in West Pendam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In West Pendam village out of total population, 3,312 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,312 workers engaged in Main Work, 855 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,603 1,890 713
Cultivators 855 504 351
Agriculture Labourer 152 102 50
Household Industries 91 66 25
Other Workers 1,505 1,218 287
Marginal Workers 709 199 510
Non Working 3,275 1,440 1,835

Nearby Villages to West Pendam,

Below are the list of villages near West Pendam village in Gangtok.

Village Population
Lingzey 962
Central Pendam 5,434
Sumen 1,305
Sajong 908
Mangthang 575
Chuba 1,178
Martam 3,720
Namli 1,203
Nazitam 810
Tumlabung 383

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