Singling Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Singling is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 518 families residing in the village Singling. The total population of Singling is 2,376 out of which 1,200 are males and 1,176 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Singling is 980.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Singling village is 240 which is 10% of the total population. There are 118 male children and 122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Singling is 1,034 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Singling village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Singling is 77.3%. Thus Singling village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 80.87% and the female literacy rate is 73.62% in Singling village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Singling village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Singling Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Singling village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 240 | 118 | 122 |
| Literacy | 77.29% | 80.87% | 73.62% |
| Scheduled Caste | 94 | 49 | 45 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,557 | 787 | 770 |
| Illiterate | 725 | 325 | 400 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.5% of total population in Singling village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Singling village out of total population, 1,020 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,020 workers engaged in Main Work, 240 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 166 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 731 | 557 | 174 |
| Cultivators | 240 | 205 | 35 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 166 | 120 | 46 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 320 | 227 | 93 |
| Marginal Workers | 289 | 84 | 205 |
| Non Working | 1,356 | 559 | 797 |
Nearby Villages to Singling,
Below are the list of villages near Singling village in Soreng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chota-Samdong | 846 |
| Karthok | 619 |
| Aroobotey | 787 |
| Burikhop | 2,167 |
| Khanisherbung | 1,089 |
| Burikhop | 1,337 |
| Suntaley | 414 |
| Rumbuk | 1,838 |
| Geling | 1,306 |
| Bhareng | 390 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Singling, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia