Sherwani Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Sherwani is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 304 families residing in the village Sherwani. The total population of Sherwani is 1,489 out of which 792 are males and 697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sherwani is 880.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sherwani village is 185 which is 12% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sherwani is 1,176 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880) of Sherwani village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sherwani is 82.5%. Thus Sherwani village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 90.95% and the female literacy rate is 72.53% in Sherwani village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sherwani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sherwani Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sherwani village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 185 | 85 | 100 |
| Literacy | 82.52% | 90.95% | 72.53% |
| Scheduled Caste | 343 | 169 | 174 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 364 | 197 | 167 |
| Illiterate | 413 | 149 | 264 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.4% of total population in Sherwani village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sherwani village out of total population, 655 were engaged in work activities. 41.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 655 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 269 | 238 | 31 |
| Cultivators | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 254 | 227 | 27 |
| Marginal Workers | 386 | 199 | 187 |
| Non Working | 834 | 355 | 479 |
Nearby Villages to Sherwani,
Below are the list of villages near Sherwani village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khamdong | 1,669 |
| Sakyong | 386 |
| Beng | 535 |
| Chisopani | 2,719 |
| Budang Thangsing | 677 |
| Tshalumthang | 1,405 |
| Dung-Dung | 2,194 |
| Rapdang | 424 |
| Singbel | 1,979 |
| Namgeythang | 451 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sherwani, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia