Tanak Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tanak is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 182 families residing in the village Tanak. The total population of Tanak is 857 out of which 440 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tanak is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tanak village is 73 which is 9% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 40 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tanak is 1,212 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Tanak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tanak is 77.9%. Thus Tanak village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 83.54% and the female literacy rate is 71.88% in Tanak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tanak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tanak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tanak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 73 | 33 | 40 |
| Literacy | 77.93% | 83.54% | 71.88% |
| Scheduled Caste | 99 | 53 | 46 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 115 | 59 | 56 |
| Illiterate | 246 | 100 | 146 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.4% of total population in Tanak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tanak village out of total population, 654 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 654 workers engaged in Main Work, 241 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 427 | 237 | 190 |
| Cultivators | 241 | 113 | 128 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 90 | 51 | 39 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 95 | 72 | 23 |
| Marginal Workers | 227 | 106 | 121 |
| Non Working | 203 | 97 | 106 |
Nearby Villages to Tanak,
Below are the list of villages near Tanak village in Namchi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tarku | 1,856 |
| Pabong | 541 |
| Temi | 1,195 |
| Doring | 1,064 |
| Temi Tea Estate | 1,323 |
| Rashyap | 1,129 |
| Aifaltar | 289 |
| Namphing | 2,522 |
| Gangchung | 546 |
| Tsalumthang | 901 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tanak, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia