Yangtam Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Yangtam is a village situated in Pakyong sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 89 families residing in the village Yangtam. The total population of Yangtam is 420 out of which 213 are males and 207 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Yangtam is 972.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Yangtam village is 60 which is 14% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Yangtam is 1,069 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Yangtam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Yangtam is 79.2%. Thus Yangtam village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 85.33% and the female literacy rate is 72.73% in Yangtam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Yangtam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Yangtam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Yangtam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 60 | 29 | 31 |
| Literacy | 79.17% | 85.33% | 72.73% |
| Scheduled Caste | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 137 | 63 | 74 |
| Illiterate | 135 | 56 | 79 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.6% of total population in Yangtam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Yangtam village out of total population, 258 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 258 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 64 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 233 | 135 | 98 |
| Cultivators | 53 | 21 | 32 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 64 | 28 | 36 |
| Other Workers | 116 | 86 | 30 |
| Marginal Workers | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| Non Working | 162 | 67 | 95 |
Nearby Villages to Yangtam,
Below are the list of villages near Yangtam village in Pakyong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chhota Singtam | 1,574 |
| Aho | 1,240 |
| Changey Senti | 951 |
| Pachey | 2,953 |
| Namcheybung | 5,128 |
| Pachak | 919 |
| Kamarey Bhasmey | 1,861 |
| East Pendam | 1,557 |
| Dikling | 976 |
| Kartok | 2,973 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Yangtam, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia