Samsing Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Samsing is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 353 families residing in the village Samsing. The total population of Samsing is 1,802 out of which 983 are males and 819 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samsing is 833.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samsing village is 221 which is 12% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samsing is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (833) of Samsing village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samsing is 72.7%. Thus Samsing village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 79.54% and the female literacy rate is 64.28% in Samsing village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Samsing village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Samsing Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Samsing village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 221 | 113 | 108 |
| Literacy | 72.68% | 79.54% | 64.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 128 | 70 | 58 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 270 | 149 | 121 |
| Illiterate | 653 | 291 | 362 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15% of total population in Samsing village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Samsing village out of total population, 687 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 687 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 574 | 462 | 112 |
| Cultivators | 277 | 198 | 79 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 295 | 262 | 33 |
| Marginal Workers | 113 | 49 | 64 |
| Non Working | 1,115 | 472 | 643 |
Nearby Villages to Samsing,
Below are the list of villages near Samsing village in Soreng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Segeng | 864 |
| Geling | 1,306 |
| Mabong | 1,094 |
| Suntaley | 414 |
| Kamling | 1,247 |
| Khanisherbung | 1,089 |
| Suldung | 754 |
| Aroobotey | 787 |
| Tinzerbong | 1,037 |
| Chota-Samdong | 846 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Samsing, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia