Wak Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Wak is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 154 families residing in the village Wak. The total population of Wak is 781 out of which 408 are males and 373 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wak is 914.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wak village is 74 which is 9% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wak is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Wak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wak is 85.4%. Thus Wak village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 88.59% and the female literacy rate is 82.01% in Wak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Wak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Wak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 74 | 40 | 34 |
| Literacy | 85.43% | 88.59% | 82.01% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 232 | 113 | 119 |
| Illiterate | 177 | 82 | 95 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.7% of total population in Wak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Wak village out of total population, 412 were engaged in work activities. 68.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 412 workers engaged in Main Work, 198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 283 | 176 | 107 |
| Cultivators | 198 | 129 | 69 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 75 | 41 | 34 |
| Marginal Workers | 129 | 47 | 82 |
| Non Working | 369 | 185 | 184 |
Nearby Villages to Wak,
Below are the list of villages near Wak village in Namchi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Wak, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia