Lingdum Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Lingdum is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 423 families residing in the village Lingdum. The total population of Lingdum is 2,589 out of which 1,634 are males and 955 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingdum is 584.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingdum village is 230 which is 9% of the total population. There are 120 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingdum is 917 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (584) of Lingdum village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingdum is 88.1%. Thus Lingdum village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 93.92% and the female literacy rate is 77.63% in Lingdum village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lingdum village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lingdum Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingdum village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 230 | 120 | 110 |
| Literacy | 88.09% | 93.92% | 77.63% |
| Scheduled Caste | 189 | 102 | 87 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 643 | 396 | 247 |
| Illiterate | 511 | 212 | 299 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.8% of total population in Lingdum village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lingdum village out of total population, 1,411 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,411 workers engaged in Main Work, 377 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 61 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,167 | 919 | 248 |
| Cultivators | 377 | 222 | 155 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 61 | 44 | 17 |
| Household Industries | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 710 | 642 | 68 |
| Marginal Workers | 244 | 50 | 194 |
| Non Working | 1,178 | 665 | 513 |
Nearby Villages to Lingdum,
Below are the list of villages near Lingdum village in Gangtok.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lingdum, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia