Ranka Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Ranka is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 135 families residing in the village Ranka. The total population of Ranka is 609 out of which 306 are males and 303 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ranka is 990.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ranka village is 56 which is 9% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ranka is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (990) of Ranka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ranka is 77%. Thus Ranka village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 82.01% and the female literacy rate is 72% in Ranka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ranka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ranka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ranka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 56 | 28 | 28 |
| Literacy | 77.03% | 82.01% | 72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| Illiterate | 183 | 78 | 105 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.9% of total population in Ranka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ranka village out of total population, 330 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 330 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 233 | 140 | 93 |
| Cultivators | 104 | 45 | 59 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 120 | 90 | 30 |
| Marginal Workers | 97 | 47 | 50 |
| Non Working | 279 | 119 | 160 |
Nearby Villages to Ranka,
Below are the list of villages near Ranka village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chinze | 517 |
| Sangtong | 822 |
| Rawate-Rumtek | 1,573 |
| Barbing | 1,276 |
| Shyagyong-Rumtek | 1,897 |
| Temphyak Mendu | 552 |
| Samlik-Marchak | 2,306 |
| Rey | 594 |
| Namin | 304 |
| Lingdum | 2,589 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ranka, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia