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West 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 136,435 people
Households 28,023 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.39% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 51.56% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 136,435 131,187 5,248 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 28,023 26,890 1,133 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 15,706 15,167 539 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.51% 11.56% 10.27% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 942 943 937 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 964 964 967 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 93,432 89,225 4,207 Literacy rate% 77.39% 76.9% 89.34% Male literacy rate% 83.53% 83.12% 93.47% Female literacy rate% 70.86% 70.29% 84.91% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,935 5,663 272 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 57,817 56,394 1,423 Total workersCensus workers 70,348 68,418 1,930 Work participation rate% 51.56% 52.15% 36.78% Main workersworked at least 6 months 51,225 49,402 1,823 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 19,123 19,016 107 Non-workerspeople 66,087 62,769 3,318
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 28,023 households and 136,435 residents. Urban residents made up 3.85% of the population. Rural residents made up 96.15%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.51% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.53% for males and 70.86% for females. Of 70,348 workers, 72.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 30,728 10,069 Agricultural labourers 3,984 4,069 Household industry workers 819 584 Other workers 15,694 4,401
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 801417 4,013 people within this district · Town
Census code 801418 1,235 people within this district · Town