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Namchi population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Sikkim, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 12,190 people
Households 2,733 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.1% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.56% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 12,190 6,166 6,024 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,050 555 495 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,814 5,123 4,691 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.1% 91.3% 84.84% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 444 216 228 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,236 1,581 1,655 Total workersCensus workers 4,579 3,019 1,560 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.56% 48.96% 25.9% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,159 2,853 1,306 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 420 166 254 Non-workerspeople 7,611 3,147 4,464
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 2,733 households and 12,190 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.3% for males and 84.84% for females. Of 4,579 workers, 90.83% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 183 85 Agricultural labourers 31 21 Household industry workers 49 16 Other workers 3,896 298
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Namchi (M Cl) 243 01551 12,190
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.