Beng Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Beng is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 109 families residing in the village Beng. The total population of Beng is 535 out of which 289 are males and 246 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Beng is 851.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Beng village is 79 which is 15% of the total population. There are 46 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Beng is 717 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (851) of Beng village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Beng is 72.1%. Thus Beng village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 79.84% and the female literacy rate is 63.38% in Beng village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Beng village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Beng Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Beng village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 79 | 46 | 33 |
| Literacy | 72.15% | 79.84% | 63.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 206 | 95 | 111 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Beng village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Beng village out of total population, 282 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 282 workers engaged in Main Work, 234 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 276 | 145 | 131 |
| Cultivators | 234 | 115 | 119 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 35 | 27 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Non Working | 253 | 140 | 113 |
Nearby Villages to Beng,
Below are the list of villages near Beng village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Budang Thangsing | 677 |
| Khamdong | 1,669 |
| Dung-Dung | 2,194 |
| Sherwani | 1,489 |
| Singbel | 1,979 |
| Sakyong | 386 |
| Patuk | 2,236 |
| Chisopani | 2,719 |
| Lingzey | 384 |
| Tshalumthang | 1,405 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Beng, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia