Rinchenpong Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Rinchenpong is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 298 families residing in the village Rinchenpong. The total population of Rinchenpong is 1,458 out of which 737 are males and 721 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rinchenpong is 978.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rinchenpong village is 139 which is 10% of the total population. There are 55 male children and 84 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rinchenpong is 1,527 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Rinchenpong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rinchenpong is 84.2%. Thus Rinchenpong village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 89.44% and the female literacy rate is 78.65% in Rinchenpong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rinchenpong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rinchenpong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rinchenpong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 139 | 55 | 84 |
| Literacy | 84.23% | 89.44% | 78.65% |
| Scheduled Caste | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 471 | 247 | 224 |
| Illiterate | 347 | 127 | 220 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.3% of total population in Rinchenpong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rinchenpong village out of total population, 732 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 732 workers engaged in Main Work, 358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 625 | 378 | 247 |
| Cultivators | 358 | 191 | 167 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 240 | 166 | 74 |
| Marginal Workers | 107 | 19 | 88 |
| Non Working | 726 | 340 | 386 |
Nearby Villages to Rinchenpong,
Below are the list of villages near Rinchenpong village in Soreng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tadong} | 1,445 |
| Sangadorji | 1,198 |
| Jeel | 744 |
| Hathidunga | 957 |
| Bum | 635 |
| Rishi | 659 |
| Bara-Samdong | 1,385 |
| Sribadam | 1,127 |
| Deythang | 1,283 |
| Parrengaon | 1,301 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rinchenpong, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia