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South 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 146,850 people
Households 30,543 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.42% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.9% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 146,850 125,651 21,199 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 30,543 25,703 4,840 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 15,744 13,736 2,008 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.72% 10.93% 9.47% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 915 908 959 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 953 956 933 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 106,741 89,766 16,975 Literacy rate% 81.42% 80.21% 88.45% Male literacy rate% 86.52% 85.58% 92.18% Female literacy rate% 75.82% 74.26% 84.58% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,053 5,042 1,011 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 41,392 36,909 4,483 Total workersCensus workers 74,753 66,807 7,946 Work participation rate% 50.9% 53.17% 37.48% Main workersworked at least 6 months 50,898 43,543 7,355 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 23,855 23,264 591 Non-workerspeople 72,097 58,844 13,253
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 30,543 households and 146,850 residents. Urban residents made up 14.44% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.56%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.72% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.52% for males and 75.82% for females. Of 74,753 workers, 68.09% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 24,926 12,876 Agricultural labourers 1,456 2,732 Household industry workers 445 559 Other workers 24,071 7,688
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 801419 12,190 people within this district · Town
Census code 801420 9,009 people within this district · Town