Kau Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Kau is a village situated in Ravong sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 75 families residing in the village Kau. The total population of Kau is 399 out of which 211 are males and 188 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kau is 891.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kau village is 54 which is 14% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 32 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kau is 1,455 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (891) of Kau village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kau is 82.3%. Thus Kau village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 88.89% and the female literacy rate is 74.36% in Kau village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kau village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kau Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kau village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 54 | 22 | 32 |
| Literacy | 82.32% | 88.89% | 74.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 177 | 93 | 84 |
| Illiterate | 115 | 43 | 72 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.4% of total population in Kau village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kau village out of total population, 277 were engaged in work activities. 52.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 277 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 145 | 102 | 43 |
| Cultivators | 122 | 86 | 36 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 132 | 50 | 82 |
| Non Working | 122 | 59 | 63 |
Map of Kau, South District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Kau, Ravong
Below are the list of villages near Kau village in Ravong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Upper Paiyong | 517 |
| Lingmo | 297 |
| Lower Paiyong | 760 |
| Pepthang | 444 |
| Lingi | 1,854 |
| Kolthang | 1,249 |
| Sokpay | 471 |
| Tokday | 1,339 |
| Ravong | 2,282 |
| Mangzing | 1,134 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kau, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia