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Singtam 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 5,868 people
Households 1,144 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.08% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.75% % 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 5,868 3,097 2,771 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 701 360 341 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,448 2,473 1,975 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 86.08% 90.35% 81.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 286 148 138 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 683 333 350 Total workersCensus workers 2,098 1,697 401 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.75% 54.79% 14.47% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,986 1,627 359 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 112 70 42 Non-workerspeople 3,770 1,400 2,370
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 1,144 households and 5,868 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.95% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.35% for males and 81.28% for females. Of 2,098 workers, 94.66% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1 1 Agricultural labourers 3 2 Household industry workers 4 1 Other workers 1,978 108
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 Singtam (NP) 244 01553 5,868
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.