Sajong Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Sajong is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 164 families residing in the village Sajong. The total population of Sajong is 908 out of which 460 are males and 448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sajong is 974.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sajong village is 89 which is 10% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 46 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sajong is 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Sajong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sajong is 87.2%. Thus Sajong village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 91.37% and the female literacy rate is 82.84% in Sajong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sajong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sajong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sajong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 89 | 43 | 46 |
| Literacy | 87.18% | 91.37% | 82.84% |
| Scheduled Caste | 78 | 35 | 43 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 200 | 103 | 97 |
| Illiterate | 194 | 79 | 115 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22% of total population in Sajong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sajong village out of total population, 460 were engaged in work activities. 45% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 460 workers engaged in Main Work, 180 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 207 | 187 | 20 |
| Cultivators | 180 | 162 | 18 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 253 | 39 | 214 |
| Non Working | 448 | 234 | 214 |
Nearby Villages to Sajong,
Below are the list of villages near Sajong village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Central Pendam | 5,434 |
| Chuba | 1,178 |
| West Pendam | 6,587 |
| Namli | 1,203 |
| Lingzey | 962 |
| Tumlabung | 383 |
| Sumen | 1,305 |
| Namin | 304 |
| Mangthang | 575 |
| Samlik-Marchak | 2,306 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sajong, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia