Samlik-Marchak Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Samlik-Marchak is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 466 families residing in the village Samlik-Marchak. The total population of Samlik-Marchak is 2,306 out of which 1,231 are males and 1,075 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samlik-Marchak is 873.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samlik-Marchak village is 211 which is 9% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samlik-Marchak is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Samlik-Marchak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samlik-Marchak is 83%. Thus Samlik-Marchak village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 87.69% and the female literacy rate is 77.52% in Samlik-Marchak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Samlik-Marchak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Samlik-Marchak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Samlik-Marchak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 211 | 110 | 101 |
| Literacy | 82.96% | 87.69% | 77.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 178 | 81 | 97 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 754 | 399 | 355 |
| Illiterate | 568 | 248 | 320 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.7% of total population in Samlik-Marchak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Samlik-Marchak village out of total population, 1,258 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,258 workers engaged in Main Work, 423 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,103 | 688 | 415 |
| Cultivators | 423 | 187 | 236 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 658 | 486 | 172 |
| Marginal Workers | 155 | 58 | 97 |
| Non Working | 1,048 | 485 | 563 |
Nearby Villages to Samlik-Marchak,
Below are the list of villages near Samlik-Marchak village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Namin | 304 |
| Shyagyong-Rumtek | 1,897 |
| Tumlabung | 383 |
| Rawate-Rumtek | 1,573 |
| Namli | 1,203 |
| Chinze | 517 |
| Chuba | 1,178 |
| Ranka | 609 |
| Sajong | 908 |
| Sangtong | 822 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Samlik-Marchak, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia