Sokpay Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Sokpay is a village situated in Ravong sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 89 families residing in the village Sokpay. The total population of Sokpay is 471 out of which 243 are males and 228 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sokpay is 938.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sokpay village is 72 which is 15% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sokpay is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Sokpay village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sokpay is 83.2%. Thus Sokpay village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 88.46% and the female literacy rate is 77.49% in Sokpay village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sokpay village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sokpay Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sokpay village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 72 | 35 | 37 |
| Literacy | 83.21% | 88.46% | 77.49% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 60 | 36 | 24 |
| Illiterate | 139 | 59 | 80 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.7% of total population in Sokpay village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sokpay village out of total population, 245 were engaged in work activities. 64.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 245 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 157 | 101 | 56 |
| Cultivators | 133 | 84 | 49 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 88 | 24 | 64 |
| Non Working | 226 | 118 | 108 |
Nearby Villages to Sokpay,
Below are the list of villages near Sokpay village in Ravong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ravong | 2,282 |
| Lingi | 1,854 |
| Sangmo | 1,532 |
| Lower Paiyong | 760 |
| Rayong | 753 |
| Upper Paiyong | 517 |
| Tinkitam | 749 |
| Kau | 399 |
| Sanghanath | 893 |
| Lingmo | 297 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sokpay, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia