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Martam Population - East Sikkim, Sikkim

Martam is a large village located in Gangtok Sub Division of East Sikkim district, Sikkim with total 776 families residing. The Martam village has population of 3720 of which 2001 are males while 1719 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Martam village population of children with age 0-6 is 398 which makes up 10.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Martam village is 859 which is lower than Sikkim state average of 890. Child Sex Ratio for the Martam as per census is 932, lower than Sikkim average of 957.

Martam village has lower literacy rate compared to Sikkim. In 2011, literacy rate of Martam village was 73.75 % compared to 81.42 % of Sikkim. In Martam Male literacy stands at 77.27 % while female literacy rate was 69.61 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Martam 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 Martam village.

Martam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 776 - -
Population 3,720 2,001 1,719
Child (0-6) 398 206 192
Schedule Caste 303 169 134
Schedule Tribe 1,359 691 668
Literacy 73.75 % 77.27 % 69.61 %
Total Workers 2,089 1,204 885
Main Worker 1,731 - -
Marginal Worker 358 137 221

Caste Factor

In Martam village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 36.53 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 8.15 % of total population in Martam village.

Work Profile

In Martam village out of total population, 2089 were engaged in work activities. 82.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.14 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2089 workers engaged in Main Work, 777 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.