Patuk Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Patuk is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 446 families residing in the village Patuk. The total population of Patuk is 2,236 out of which 1,234 are males and 1,002 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Patuk is 812.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patuk village is 265 which is 12% of the total population. There are 127 male children and 138 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patuk is 1,087 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (812) of Patuk village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Patuk is 83.4%. Thus Patuk village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 88.53% and the female literacy rate is 76.74% in Patuk village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Patuk village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Patuk Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Patuk village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 265 | 127 | 138 |
| Literacy | 83.36% | 88.53% | 76.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 122 | 68 | 54 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 549 | 302 | 247 |
| Illiterate | 593 | 254 | 339 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.6% of total population in Patuk village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Patuk village out of total population, 1,575 were engaged in work activities. 56.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,575 workers engaged in Main Work, 435 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 54 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 896 | 666 | 230 |
| Cultivators | 435 | 291 | 144 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 54 | 37 | 17 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 405 | 338 | 67 |
| Marginal Workers | 679 | 243 | 436 |
| Non Working | 661 | 325 | 336 |
Nearby Villages to Patuk,
Below are the list of villages near Patuk village in Gangtok.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Patuk, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia