Tumen Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tumen is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 589 families residing in the village Tumen. The total population of Tumen is 2,974 out of which 1,522 are males and 1,452 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tumen is 954.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tumen village is 338 which is 11% of the total population. There are 179 male children and 159 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tumen is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Tumen village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tumen is 70.1%. Thus Tumen village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 73.72% and the female literacy rate is 66.28% in Tumen village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tumen village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tumen Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tumen village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 338 | 179 | 159 |
| Literacy | 70.07% | 73.72% | 66.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 211 | 111 | 100 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,044 | 519 | 525 |
| Illiterate | 1,127 | 532 | 595 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.1% of total population in Tumen village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tumen village out of total population, 1,792 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,792 workers engaged in Main Work, 668 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,244 | 786 | 458 |
| Cultivators | 668 | 396 | 272 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 193 | 111 | 82 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 374 | 272 | 102 |
| Marginal Workers | 548 | 181 | 367 |
| Non Working | 1,182 | 555 | 627 |
Nearby Villages to Tumen,
Below are the list of villages near Tumen village in Gangtok.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tumen, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia