Lingdok Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Lingdok 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 182 families residing in the village Lingdok. The total population of Lingdok is 896 out of which 469 are males and 427 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingdok is 910.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Lingdok village is 87 which is 10% of the total population. There are 45 male children and 42 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingdok is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Lingdok village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingdok is 85%. Thus Lingdok village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 91.27% and the female literacy rate is 78.18% in Lingdok village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lingdok village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lingdok Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingdok village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 87 | 45 | 42 |
| Literacy | 85.04% | 91.27% | 78.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 324 | 166 | 158 |
| Illiterate | 208 | 82 | 126 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.2% of total population in Lingdok village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lingdok village out of total population, 507 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 507 workers engaged in Main Work, 194 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 392 | 229 | 163 |
| Cultivators | 194 | 89 | 105 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 175 | 123 | 52 |
| Marginal Workers | 115 | 31 | 84 |
| Non Working | 389 | 209 | 180 |
Map of Lingdok, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Lingdok, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Lingdok village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nampong | 965 |
| Navey | 678 |
| Lingdum | 2,589 |
| Shotak | 1,541 |
| Rey | 594 |
| Penlong | 1,022 |
| Temphyak Mendu | 552 |
| Luing | 2,019 |
| Barbing | 1,276 |
| Parbing | 459 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lingdok, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia