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East 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 283,583 people
Households 61,567 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.85% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.25% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 283,583 161,096 122,487 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 61,567 32,876 28,691 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 27,984 16,223 11,761 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.87% 10.07% 9.6% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 873 849 905 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 979 935 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 214,329 115,891 98,438 Literacy rate% 83.85% 79.99% 88.9% Male literacy rate% 88.47% 85.5% 92.5% Female literacy rate% 78.5% 73.4% 84.91% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 15,305 8,826 6,479 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 78,436 47,148 31,288 Total workersCensus workers 139,678 86,948 52,730 Work participation rate% 49.25% 53.97% 43.05% Main workersworked at least 6 months 111,058 65,139 45,919 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 28,620 21,809 6,811 Non-workerspeople 143,905 74,148 69,757
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 61,567 households and 283,583 residents. Urban residents made up 43.19% of the population. Rural residents made up 56.81%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.87% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.47% for males and 78.5% for females. Of 139,678 workers, 79.51% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 22,325 9,164 Agricultural labourers 5,127 6,356 Household industry workers 1,486 918 Other workers 82,120 12,182
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 801421 100,286 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801423 10,450 people within this district · Town
Census code 261376 5,883 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801422 5,868 people within this district · Town