Soreng Sub-Division Population, Caste, Religion Data - West District district, Sikkim

Soreng Sub-Division of West District district has a total population of 64,760 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 33,061 are males while 31,699 are females. In 2011 there were a total 13,714 families residing in Soreng Sub-Division. The Average Sex Ratio of Soreng Sub-Division is 959.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 1.9% people live in Urban areas while 98.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89% while that in rural areas is 77.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Soreng Sub-Division is 883 while that of Rural areas is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Soreng Sub-Division is 6933 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3506 male children and 3427 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Soreng Sub-Division is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Soreng Sub-Division.

The total literacy rate of Soreng Sub-Division is 77.68%. The male literacy rate is 74.61% and the female literacy rate is 63.89% in Soreng Sub-Division.

Population
64,760
Literacy
77.68%
Sex Ratio
959

To facilitate the administration, Soreng Sub-Division is further divided into 1 town and 52 villages.

Soreng Sub-Division Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Soreng Sub-Division.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,933 3,506 3,427
Literacy 77.68% 74.61% 63.89%
Scheduled Caste 2,544 1,328 1,216
Scheduled Tribe 25,970 13,070 12,900
Illiterate 19,839 8,394 11,445

Caste-wise Population - Soreng Sub-Division

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 40.1% of total population in Soreng Sub-Division of Sikkim.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,544 1,328 1,216
Schedule Tribe 25,970 13,070 12,900

Religion-wise Population - Soreng Sub-Division

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 32,229 (49.77%) 16,658 15,571
Muslim 290 (0.45%) 174 116
Christian 8,657 (13.37%) 4,338 4,319
Sikh 11 (0.02%) 6 5
Buddhist 17,760 (27.42%) 8,979 8,781
Jain 12 (0.02%) 9 3
Other Religion 5,650 (8.72%) 2,829 2,821
No Religion Specified 151 (0.23%) 68 83

Literacy Rate - Soreng Sub-Division

Average literacy rate of Soreng Sub-Division in 2011 were 77.68% in which, male and female literacy were 83.46% and 71.64% respectively. Total literate in Soreng Sub-Division were 44,921 of which male and female were 24,667 and 20,254 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Soreng Sub-Division

The Sex Ratio of Soreng Sub-Division is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Soreng Sub-Division. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Soreng Sub-Division.


Child Population - Soreng Sub-Division

According to Census 2011, there were 6,933 children between age 0 to 6 years in Soreng Sub-Division. Out of which 3,506 were male while 3,427 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Soreng Sub-Division

As per Census 2011, there are a total 252 families under Soreng Sub-Division living in urban areas while 252 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 1.9% of total population of Soreng Sub-Division lives in Urban areas while 98.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 136 while that in rural regions is 6,797.

Total Urban Rural
Population 64,760 1,235 63,525
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,933 136 6,797
Schedule Caste 2,544 81 2,463
Schedule Tribe 25,970 181 25,789
Literacy 77.68% 88.99% 77.46%
Sex Ratio 959 883 960

Working Population - Soreng Sub-Division

In Soreng Sub-Division out of total population, 31,709 were engaged in work activities. 68.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,709 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,908 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,949 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,698 14,894 6,804
Cultivators 11,908 7,737 4,171
Agriculture Labourer 1,949 1,281 668
Household Industries 402 298 104
Other Workers 7,439 5,578 1,861
Marginal Workers 10,011 4,002 6,009
Non Working 33,051 14,165 18,886

Nearby Sub-Divisions from Soreng Sub-Division

Below is the list of Sub-Divisions near Soreng Sub-Division in West District district.

Sub-Division Population
Gyalshing Sub-Division population 71,675

Soreng Sub-Division Map


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