Tokday Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Tokday 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 265 families residing in the village Tokday. The total population of Tokday is 1,339 out of which 680 are males and 659 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tokday is 969.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tokday village is 167 which is 12% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tokday is 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Tokday village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tokday is 82.4%. Thus Tokday village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 89.63% and the female literacy rate is 74.91% in Tokday village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tokday village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tokday Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tokday village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 167 | 82 | 85 |
| Literacy | 82.42% | 89.63% | 74.91% |
| Scheduled Caste | 66 | 35 | 31 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 389 | 214 | 175 |
| Illiterate | 373 | 144 | 229 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.1% of total population in Tokday village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tokday village out of total population, 626 were engaged in work activities. 52.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 626 workers engaged in Main Work, 190 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 329 | 210 | 119 |
| Cultivators | 190 | 108 | 82 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 127 | 91 | 36 |
| Marginal Workers | 297 | 157 | 140 |
| Non Working | 713 | 313 | 400 |
Map of Tokday, South District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Tokday, Ravong
Below are the list of villages near Tokday village in Ravong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kolthang | 1,249 |
| Mangzing | 1,134 |
| Pepthang | 444 |
| Neh-Brum | 1,577 |
| Lingmo | 297 |
| Sripatam | 1,340 |
| Kau | 399 |
| Namphok | 1,296 |
| Upper Paiyong | 517 |
| Gagyong | 1,873 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tokday, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia