Shotak Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Shotak is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 209 families residing in the village Shotak. The total population of Shotak is 1,541 out of which 1,251 are males and 290 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shotak is 232.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shotak village is 64 which is 4% of the total population. There are 32 male children and 32 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shotak is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (232) of Shotak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shotak is 88.2%. Thus Shotak village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 91.71% and the female literacy rate is 71.32% in Shotak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shotak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shotak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shotak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Literacy | 88.15% | 91.71% | 71.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 295 | 155 | 140 |
| Illiterate | 239 | 133 | 106 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.1% of total population in Shotak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shotak village out of total population, 1,216 were engaged in work activities. 81.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,216 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 991 | 914 | 77 |
| Cultivators | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 946 | 883 | 63 |
| Marginal Workers | 225 | 210 | 15 |
| Non Working | 325 | 127 | 198 |
Map of Shotak, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Shotak, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Shotak village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Navey | 678 |
| Penlong | 1,022 |
| Lingdok | 896 |
| Luing | 2,019 |
| Nampong | 965 |
| Parbing | 459 |
| Lingdum | 2,589 |
| Rongyek | 3,169 |
| Rey | 594 |
| Tathangchen | 936 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shotak, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia