Tikjya Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tikjya is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 223 families residing in the village Tikjya. The total population of Tikjya is 1,090 out of which 557 are males and 533 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tikjya is 957.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tikjya village is 130 which is 12% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tikjya is 757 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Tikjya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tikjya is 75%. Thus Tikjya village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 84.06% and the female literacy rate is 65.83% in Tikjya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tikjya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tikjya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tikjya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 130 | 74 | 56 |
| Literacy | 75% | 84.06% | 65.83% |
| Scheduled Caste | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 739 | 378 | 361 |
| Illiterate | 370 | 151 | 219 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 67.8% of total population in Tikjya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tikjya village out of total population, 463 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 463 workers engaged in Main Work, 220 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 406 | 267 | 139 |
| Cultivators | 220 | 121 | 99 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 157 | 125 | 32 |
| Marginal Workers | 57 | 33 | 24 |
| Non Working | 627 | 257 | 370 |
Nearby Villages to Tikjya,
Below are the list of villages near Tikjya village in Gyalshing.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tikjya, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia