Tashiding Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tashiding is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 281 families residing in the village Tashiding. The total population of Tashiding is 1,478 out of which 762 are males and 716 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tashiding is 940.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tashiding village is 159 which is 11% of the total population. There are 73 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tashiding is 1,178 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Tashiding village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tashiding is 75.7%. Thus Tashiding village has a higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 81.28% and the female literacy rate is 69.52% in Tashiding village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tashiding village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tashiding Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tashiding village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 159 | 73 | 86 |
| Literacy | 75.66% | 81.28% | 69.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 202 | 109 | 93 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 765 | 385 | 380 |
| Illiterate | 480 | 202 | 278 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 51.8% of total population in Tashiding village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tashiding village out of total population, 650 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 650 workers engaged in Main Work, 389 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 623 | 402 | 221 |
| Cultivators | 389 | 224 | 165 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 56 | 42 | 14 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 174 | 132 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| Non Working | 828 | 350 | 478 |
Map of Tashiding, West District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Tashiding, Gyalshing
Below are the list of villages near Tashiding village in Gyalshing.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Laso | 1,699 |
| Umchung | 2,035 |
| Gangyep | 695 |
| Gyalshing | 1,368 |
| Mangnam | 463 |
| Kyonsda | 561 |
| Narkhola | 664 |
| Yangthang | 2,931 |
| Dhupidara | 384 |
| Tikjya | 1,090 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tashiding, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia