Dung-Dung Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Dung-Dung is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 418 families residing in the village Dung-Dung. The total population of Dung-Dung is 2,194 out of which 1,130 are males and 1,064 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dung-Dung is 942.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dung-Dung village is 327 which is 15% of the total population. There are 173 male children and 154 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dung-Dung is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Dung-Dung village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dung-Dung is 83%. Thus Dung-Dung village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 89.34% and the female literacy rate is 76.37% in Dung-Dung village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dung-Dung village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dung-Dung Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dung-Dung village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 327 | 173 | 154 |
| Literacy | 83.02% | 89.34% | 76.37% |
| Scheduled Caste | 148 | 80 | 68 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 407 | 206 | 201 |
| Illiterate | 644 | 275 | 369 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.6% of total population in Dung-Dung village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dung-Dung village out of total population, 1,342 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,342 workers engaged in Main Work, 640 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 900 | 642 | 258 |
| Cultivators | 640 | 442 | 198 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| Household Industries | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 220 | 170 | 50 |
| Marginal Workers | 442 | 74 | 368 |
| Non Working | 852 | 414 | 438 |
Map of Dung-Dung, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Dung-Dung, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Dung-Dung village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Singbel | 1,979 |
| Budang Thangsing | 677 |
| Patuk | 2,236 |
| Beng | 535 |
| Lingzey | 384 |
| Khamdong | 1,669 |
| Aritar | 556 |
| Sherwani | 1,489 |
| Simik | 302 |
| Sakyong | 386 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dung-Dung, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia