Lingzah-Tolung Population, Caste, Working Data North District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Lingzah-Tolung is a village situated in Mangan sub-division of North District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 91 families residing in the village Lingzah-Tolung. The total population of Lingzah-Tolung is 422 out of which 220 are males and 202 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingzah-Tolung is 918.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingzah-Tolung village is 48 which is 11% of the total population. There are 21 male children and 27 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingzah-Tolung is 1,286 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Lingzah-Tolung village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingzah-Tolung is 83.4%. Thus Lingzah-Tolung village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of North District district. The male literacy rate is 88.94% and the female literacy rate is 77.14% in Lingzah-Tolung village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lingzah-Tolung village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lingzah-Tolung Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingzah-Tolung village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 48 | 21 | 27 |
| Literacy | 83.42% | 88.94% | 77.14% |
| Scheduled Caste | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 286 | 143 | 143 |
| Illiterate | 110 | 43 | 67 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 67.8% of total population in Lingzah-Tolung village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lingzah-Tolung village out of total population, 246 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 246 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 232 | 134 | 98 |
| Cultivators | 183 | 102 | 81 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 45 | 30 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Non Working | 176 | 75 | 101 |
Nearby Villages to Lingzah-Tolung,
Below are the list of villages near Lingzah-Tolung village in Mangan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tingbong | 992 |
| Sakyong-Pentong | 171 |
| Lingdem | 392 |
| Lum | 331 |
| Lingthem | 1,226 |
| Sangtok | 639 |
| Salim Pakel | 873 |
| Gor | 861 |
| Sentam | 1,317 |
| Gnon-Samdong | 333 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lingzah-Tolung, North District, Sikkim - Wikipedia