Chawang Population, Caste, Working Data North District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Chawang is a village situated in Mangan sub-division of North District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 130 families residing in the village Chawang. The total population of Chawang is 579 out of which 306 are males and 273 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chawang is 892.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chawang village is 52 which is 9% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 23 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chawang is 793 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (892) of Chawang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chawang is 83.7%. Thus Chawang village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of North District district. The male literacy rate is 89.17% and the female literacy rate is 77.6% in Chawang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chawang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chawang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chawang village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 52 | 29 | 23 |
| Literacy | 83.68% | 89.17% | 77.6% |
| Scheduled Caste | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 545 | 288 | 257 |
| Illiterate | 138 | 59 | 79 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94.1% of total population in Chawang village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chawang village out of total population, 274 were engaged in work activities. 68.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 274 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 187 | 110 | 77 |
| Cultivators | 120 | 73 | 47 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 63 | 34 | 29 |
| Marginal Workers | 87 | 52 | 35 |
| Non Working | 305 | 144 | 161 |
Map of Chawang, North District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Chawang, Mangan
Below are the list of villages near Chawang village in Mangan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Phodong | 821 |
| Phamtam | 248 |
| Tumlong | 425 |
| Men-Rongong | 412 |
| Rongong | 646 |
| Paney-Phensong | 682 |
| Ramthamg | 438 |
| Labi | 626 |
| Tangyek | 686 |
| Kabi | 1,590 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chawang, North District, Sikkim - Wikipedia