Turung Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Turung is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 225 families residing in the village Turung. The total population of Turung is 1,121 out of which 578 are males and 543 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turung is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turung village is 150 which is 13% of the total population. There are 76 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turung is 974 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Turung village.

Population
1,121
Families
225
Literacy
82.7%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turung is 82.7%. Thus Turung village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 87.25% and the female literacy rate is 77.83% in Turung village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Turung village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Turung Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Turung village.

Total Male Female
Children 150 76 74
Literacy 82.7% 87.25% 77.83%
Scheduled Caste 181 95 86
Scheduled Tribe 339 174 165
Illiterate 318 140 178

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.2% of total population in Turung village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turung village out of total population, 567 were engaged in work activities. 35.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 567 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 199 147 52
Cultivators 62 55 7
Agriculture Labourer 20 18 2
Household Industries 26 13 13
Other Workers 91 61 30
Marginal Workers 368 187 181
Non Working 554 244 310

Nearby Villages to Turung,

Below are the list of villages near Turung village in Namchi.

Village Population
Tsalumthang 901
Kanamtek 612
Namphing 2,522
Pamphok 1,269
Rashyap 1,129
Donok 302
Doring 1,064
Mamring 1,421
Pabong 541
Tanak 857

Reference