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North District population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Sikkim, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 43,709 people
Households 8,873 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.01% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 53.44% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 43,709 39,065 4,644 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 8,873 7,819 1,054 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,677 4,092 585 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.7% 10.47% 12.6% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 767 754 891 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 929 934 893 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 30,450 27,048 3,402 Literacy rate% 78.01% 77.34% 83.81% Male literacy rate% 83.3% 82.82% 87.8% Female literacy rate% 70.97% 69.89% 79.34% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 982 804 178 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 28,715 26,695 2,020 Total workersCensus workers 23,359 21,612 1,747 Work participation rate% 53.44% 55.32% 37.62% Main workersworked at least 6 months 17,216 15,598 1,618 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 6,143 6,014 129 Non-workerspeople 20,350 17,453 2,897
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 8,873 households and 43,709 residents. Urban residents made up 10.62% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.38%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.7% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.3% for males and 70.97% for females. Of 23,359 workers, 73.7% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 4,728 2,585 Agricultural labourers 1,015 1,247 Household industry workers 138 194 Other workers 11,335 2,117
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801416 4,644 people within this district · Town