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Wak Population - South Sikkim, Sikkim

Wak is a medium size village located in Namchi Sub Division of South Sikkim district, Sikkim with total 154 families residing. The Wak village has population of 781 of which 408 are males while 373 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wak village population of children with age 0-6 is 74 which makes up 9.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wak village is 914 which is higher than Sikkim state average of 890. Child Sex Ratio for the Wak as per census is 850, lower than Sikkim average of 957.

Wak village has higher literacy rate compared to Sikkim. In 2011, literacy rate of Wak village was 85.43 % compared to 81.42 % of Sikkim. In Wak Male literacy stands at 88.59 % while female literacy rate was 82.01 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Wak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Wak village.

Wak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 154 - -
Population 781 408 373
Child (0-6) 74 40 34
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 232 113 119
Literacy 85.43 % 88.59 % 82.01 %
Total Workers 412 223 189
Main Worker 283 - -
Marginal Worker 129 47 82

Caste Factor

Wak village of South Sikkim has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 29.71 % of total population in Wak village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Wak village of South Sikkim.

Work Profile

In Wak village out of total population, 412 were engaged in work activities. 68.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 412 workers engaged in Main Work, 198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.