Lingi Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Lingi is a village situated in Ravong sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 343 families residing in the village Lingi. The total population of Lingi is 1,854 out of which 978 are males and 876 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingi is 896.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingi village is 225 which is 12% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingi is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (896) of Lingi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingi is 83.7%. Thus Lingi village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 91.12% and the female literacy rate is 75.42% in Lingi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lingi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lingi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 225 | 122 | 103 |
| Literacy | 83.67% | 91.12% | 75.42% |
| Scheduled Caste | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 681 | 361 | 320 |
| Illiterate | 491 | 198 | 293 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.7% of total population in Lingi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lingi village out of total population, 898 were engaged in work activities. 36.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 898 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 327 | 276 | 51 |
| Cultivators | 183 | 162 | 21 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 128 | 103 | 25 |
| Marginal Workers | 571 | 228 | 343 |
| Non Working | 956 | 474 | 482 |
Nearby Villages to Lingi,
Below are the list of villages near Lingi village in Ravong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sokpay | 471 |
| Lower Paiyong | 760 |
| Ravong | 2,282 |
| Upper Paiyong | 517 |
| Sangmo | 1,532 |
| Kau | 399 |
| Rayong | 753 |
| Lingmo | 297 |
| Tinkitam | 749 |
| Pepthang | 444 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lingi, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia