Tarku Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tarku is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 371 families residing in the village Tarku. The total population of Tarku is 1,856 out of which 949 are males and 907 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tarku is 956.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tarku village is 193 which is 10% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tarku is 1,271 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Tarku village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tarku is 83.8%. Thus Tarku village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 90.74% and the female literacy rate is 76.22% in Tarku village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tarku village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tarku Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tarku village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 193 | 85 | 108 |
| Literacy | 83.76% | 90.74% | 76.22% |
| Scheduled Caste | 136 | 61 | 75 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 239 | 119 | 120 |
| Illiterate | 463 | 165 | 298 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.9% of total population in Tarku village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tarku village out of total population, 1,046 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,046 workers engaged in Main Work, 668 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 947 | 543 | 404 |
| Cultivators | 668 | 359 | 309 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 44 | 28 | 16 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 228 | 151 | 77 |
| Marginal Workers | 99 | 51 | 48 |
| Non Working | 810 | 355 | 455 |
Map of Tarku, South District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Tarku, Namchi
Below are the list of villages near Tarku village in Namchi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Temi | 1,195 |
| Tanak | 857 |
| Temi Tea Estate | 1,323 |
| Pabong | 541 |
| Aifaltar | 289 |
| Doring | 1,064 |
| Gangchung | 546 |
| Rashyap | 1,129 |
| Tokdey | 487 |
| Namphing | 2,522 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tarku, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia