Lingzey Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Lingzey is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 75 families residing in the village Lingzey. The total population of Lingzey is 384 out of which 200 are males and 184 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingzey is 920.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingzey village is 33 which is 9% of the total population. There are 19 male children and 14 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingzey is 737 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Lingzey village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingzey is 76.6%. Thus Lingzey village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 83.98% and the female literacy rate is 68.82% in Lingzey village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lingzey village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lingzey Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingzey village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| Literacy | 76.64% | 83.98% | 68.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 256 | 130 | 126 |
| Illiterate | 115 | 48 | 67 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.7% of total population in Lingzey village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lingzey village out of total population, 223 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 223 workers engaged in Main Work, 167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 218 | 113 | 105 |
| Cultivators | 167 | 77 | 90 |
| Other Workers | 51 | 36 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Non Working | 161 | 86 | 75 |
Nearby Villages to Lingzey,
Below are the list of villages near Lingzey village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Aritar | 556 |
| Patuk | 2,236 |
| Simik | 302 |
| Singbel | 1,979 |
| Chadey | 256 |
| Dung-Dung | 2,194 |
| Tumen | 2,974 |
| Budang Thangsing | 677 |
| Raley-Khese | 1,712 |
| Beng | 535 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lingzey, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia