Namlung Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Namlung is a village situated in Ravong sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 192 families residing in the village Namlung. The total population of Namlung is 947 out of which 490 are males and 457 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Namlung is 933.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Namlung village is 133 which is 14% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Namlung is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Namlung village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Namlung is 68.7%. Thus Namlung village has a lower literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 72.68% and the female literacy rate is 64.38% in Namlung village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Namlung village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Namlung Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Namlung village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 133 | 69 | 64 |
| Literacy | 68.67% | 72.68% | 64.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 531 | 283 | 248 |
| Illiterate | 388 | 184 | 204 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 56.1% of total population in Namlung village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Namlung village out of total population, 454 were engaged in work activities. 33.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 454 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 151 | 105 | 46 |
| Cultivators | 130 | 87 | 43 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 303 | 185 | 118 |
| Non Working | 493 | 200 | 293 |
Map of Namlung, South District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Namlung, Ravong
Below are the list of villages near Namlung village in Ravong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Poley | 892 |
| Lingdong | 506 |
| Brong | 1,033 |
| Ralong | 680 |
| Phamthang | 619 |
| Ralong Monastery | 300 |
| Sada | 161 |
| Deythang | 1,051 |
| Zarung | 874 |
| Barfung | 3,910 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Namlung, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia