Shoctic - Chiapas

Facts about Shoctic

Location of Shoctic

Shoctic is located in the municipality of Tila in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.490278
Latitude (dec): 17.222222

Height over sea level of Shoctic

The locations medium height over sea level is 660 meters.

Population in Shoctic

The over all population of Shoctic is 1379 persons, 661 of them are male and 718 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 707 minors and 672 adults, with 88 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Shoctic

1291 inhabitants of the location Shoctic in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1126 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 376 people, while 750 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of Shoctic.

Economic situation

In Shoctic exist about 215 households.

Of these households 231 are common houses or apartments, 178 are without floor and about 14 consist of one room only.

213 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 211 are connected to the public water supply, 209 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 47 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Shoctic

Besides the 293 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 22 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

245 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 362 persons did not finish the school. 127 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 41 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 59 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.