Luing Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Luing 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 413 families residing in the village Luing. The total population of Luing is 2,019 out of which 1,037 are males and 982 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Luing is 947.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Luing village is 219 which is 11% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Luing is 1,106 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Luing village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Luing is 83.1%. Thus Luing village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 87.46% and the female literacy rate is 78.43% in Luing village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Luing village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Luing Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Luing village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 219 | 104 | 115 |
| Literacy | 83.11% | 87.46% | 78.43% |
| Scheduled Caste | 41 | 18 | 23 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 243 | 134 | 109 |
| Illiterate | 523 | 221 | 302 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12% of total population in Luing village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Luing village out of total population, 923 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 923 workers engaged in Main Work, 452 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 759 | 461 | 298 |
| Cultivators | 452 | 235 | 217 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 281 | 211 | 70 |
| Marginal Workers | 164 | 76 | 88 |
| Non Working | 1,096 | 500 | 596 |
Map of Luing, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Luing, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Luing village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Penlong | 1,022 |
| Parbing | 459 |
| Shotak | 1,541 |
| Rongyek | 3,169 |
| Navey | 678 |
| Tathangchen | 936 |
| Lingdok | 896 |
| Syari | 3,826 |
| Nampong | 965 |
| Nandok | 3,604 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Luing, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia