Bangten Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Bangten is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 132 families residing in the village Bangten. The total population of Bangten is 673 out of which 338 are males and 335 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bangten is 991.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bangten village is 90 which is 13% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bangten is 607 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Bangten village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bangten is 71%. Thus Bangten village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 79.08% and the female literacy rate is 63.46% in Bangten village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bangten village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bangten Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bangten village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 90 | 56 | 34 |
| Literacy | 71.01% | 79.08% | 63.46% |
| Scheduled Caste | 64 | 36 | 28 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 163 | 80 | 83 |
| Illiterate | 259 | 115 | 144 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.2% of total population in Bangten village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bangten village out of total population, 590 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 590 workers engaged in Main Work, 402 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 530 | 257 | 273 |
| Cultivators | 402 | 194 | 208 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 118 | 56 | 62 |
| Marginal Workers | 60 | 30 | 30 |
| Non Working | 83 | 51 | 32 |
Nearby Villages to Bangten,
Below are the list of villages near Bangten village in Gyalshing.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bangten, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia