Tikpur Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tikpur is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 434 families residing in the village Tikpur. The total population of Tikpur is 1,911 out of which 1,019 are males and 892 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tikpur is 875.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tikpur village is 199 which is 10% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tikpur is 701 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (875) of Tikpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tikpur is 76.1%. Thus Tikpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 80.38% and the female literacy rate is 71.36% in Tikpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tikpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tikpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tikpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 199 | 117 | 82 |
| Literacy | 76.11% | 80.38% | 71.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,135 | 608 | 527 |
| Illiterate | 608 | 294 | 314 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.4% of total population in Tikpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tikpur village out of total population, 1,024 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 315 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 480 | 310 | 170 |
| Cultivators | 315 | 204 | 111 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 51 | 31 | 20 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 104 | 70 | 34 |
| Marginal Workers | 544 | 280 | 264 |
| Non Working | 887 | 429 | 458 |
Nearby Villages to Tikpur,
Below are the list of villages near Tikpur village in Soreng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Okhery | 1,683 |
| Siktam | 510 |
| Ribdi | 1,034 |
| Salyangdang | 963 |
| Bhareng | 390 |
| Longchok | 1,023 |
| Rumbuk | 1,838 |
| Lower Fambong | 723 |
| Burikhop | 1,337 |
| Dhalam | 1,886 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tikpur, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia