Rakdong Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Rakdong is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 510 families residing in the village Rakdong. The total population of Rakdong is 2,409 out of which 1,261 are males and 1,148 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rakdong is 910.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rakdong village is 276 which is 11% of the total population. There are 145 male children and 131 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rakdong is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Rakdong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rakdong is 82%. Thus Rakdong village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 88.8% and the female literacy rate is 74.63% in Rakdong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rakdong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rakdong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rakdong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 276 | 145 | 131 |
| Literacy | 82.04% | 88.8% | 74.63% |
| Scheduled Caste | 74 | 34 | 40 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 887 | 470 | 417 |
| Illiterate | 659 | 270 | 389 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.8% of total population in Rakdong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rakdong village out of total population, 1,480 were engaged in work activities. 64.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,480 workers engaged in Main Work, 431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 113 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 961 | 624 | 337 |
| Cultivators | 431 | 261 | 170 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 113 | 70 | 43 |
| Household Industries | 89 | 43 | 46 |
| Other Workers | 328 | 250 | 78 |
| Marginal Workers | 519 | 167 | 352 |
| Non Working | 929 | 470 | 459 |
Nearby Villages to Rakdong,
Below are the list of villages near Rakdong village in Gangtok.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rakdong, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia