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

Yangthang is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 614 families residing in the village Yangthang. The total population of Yangthang is 2,931 out of which 1,506 are males and 1,425 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Yangthang is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Yangthang village is 340 which is 12% of the total population. There are 168 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Yangthang is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Yangthang village.

Population
2,931
Families
614
Literacy
79.24%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Yangthang is 79.2%. Thus Yangthang village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 84.83% and the female literacy rate is 73.26% in Yangthang village.

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

Yangthang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 340 168 172
Literacy 79.24% 84.83% 73.26%
Scheduled Caste 223 126 97
Scheduled Tribe 1,162 589 573
Illiterate 878 371 507

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.6% of total population in Yangthang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Yangthang village out of total population, 1,251 were engaged in work activities. 64.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,251 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 811 591 220
Cultivators 245 157 88
Agriculture Labourer 31 24 7
Household Industries 55 48 7
Other Workers 480 362 118
Marginal Workers 440 208 232
Non Working 1,680 707 973

Nearby Villages to Yangthang,

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

Village Population
Kyonsda 561
Tikjya 1,090
Gyalshing 1,368
Lingchom 2,040
Umchung 2,035
Sardong 765
Tashiding 1,478
Lungzik 847
Laso 1,699
Sapong 717

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