Tathangchen Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tathangchen 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 Tathangchen. The total population of Tathangchen is 936 out of which 480 are males and 456 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tathangchen is 950.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tathangchen village is 101 which is 11% of the total population. There are 48 male children and 53 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tathangchen is 1,104 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Tathangchen village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tathangchen is 84.9%. Thus Tathangchen village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 90.05% and the female literacy rate is 79.4% in Tathangchen village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tathangchen village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tathangchen Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tathangchen village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 101 | 48 | 53 |
| Literacy | 84.91% | 90.05% | 79.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 554 | 275 | 279 |
| Illiterate | 227 | 91 | 136 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.2% of total population in Tathangchen village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tathangchen village out of total population, 340 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 340 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 314 | 243 | 71 |
| Cultivators | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 272 | 208 | 64 |
| Marginal Workers | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| Non Working | 596 | 227 | 369 |
Map of Tathangchen, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Tathangchen, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Tathangchen village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rongyek | 3,169 |
| Syari | 3,826 |
| Parbing | 459 |
| Nandok | 3,604 |
| Luing | 2,019 |
| Naitam | 1,265 |
| Penlong | 1,022 |
| Namok | 442 |
| Shotak | 1,541 |
| Pam | 94 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tathangchen, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia