Rapdang Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Rapdang is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 72 families residing in the village Rapdang. The total population of Rapdang is 424 out of which 216 are males and 208 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rapdang is 963.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rapdang village is 42 which is 10% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 20 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rapdang is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Rapdang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rapdang is 80.4%. Thus Rapdang village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 90.72% and the female literacy rate is 69.68% in Rapdang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rapdang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rapdang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rapdang village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| Literacy | 80.37% | 90.72% | 69.68% |
| Scheduled Caste | 78 | 39 | 39 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 164 | 84 | 80 |
| Illiterate | 117 | 40 | 77 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 38.7% of total population in Rapdang village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rapdang village out of total population, 274 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 274 workers engaged in Main Work, 148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 191 | 103 | 88 |
| Cultivators | 148 | 74 | 74 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 83 | 38 | 45 |
| Non Working | 150 | 75 | 75 |
Nearby Villages to Rapdang,
Below are the list of villages near Rapdang village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tshalumthang | 1,405 |
| Namgeythang | 451 |
| Chisopani | 2,719 |
| Byang | 495 |
| Sakyong | 386 |
| Phengyong | 1,256 |
| Sherwani | 1,489 |
| Tirkutam | 327 |
| Khamdong | 1,669 |
| Nazitam | 810 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rapdang, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia