Tumen Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Tumen 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 589 families residing in the village Tumen. The total population of Tumen is 2,974 out of which 1,522 are males and 1,452 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tumen is 954.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tumen village is 338 which is 11% of the total population. There are 179 male children and 159 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tumen is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Tumen village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tumen is 70.1%. Thus Tumen village has a lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 73.72% and the female literacy rate is 66.28% in Tumen village.

Population
2,974
Families
589
Literacy
70.07%
Sex Ratio
954

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tumen village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Tumen Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tumen village.

Total Male Female
Children 338 179 159
Literacy 70.07% 73.72% 66.28%
Scheduled Caste 211 111 100
Scheduled Tribe 1,044 519 525
Illiterate 1,127 532 595

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.1% of total population in Tumen village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tumen village out of total population, 1,792 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,792 workers engaged in Main Work, 668 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,244 786 458
Cultivators 668 396 272
Agriculture Labourer 193 111 82
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 374 272 102
Marginal Workers 548 181 367
Non Working 1,182 555 627

Map of Tumen, East District, Sikkim


Nearby Villages to Tumen, Gangtok

Below are the list of villages near Tumen village in Gangtok.

Village Population
Raley-Khese 1,712
Chadey 256
Samdong 2,125
Simik 302
Kambal 1,049
Aritar 556
Tintek 1,778
Lingzey 384
Rakdong 2,409
Patuk 2,236

Reference