Penlong Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Penlong 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 237 families residing in the village Penlong. The total population of Penlong is 1,022 out of which 521 are males and 501 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Penlong is 962.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Penlong village is 90 which is 9% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Penlong is 1,143 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Penlong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Penlong is 88.9%. Thus Penlong village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 92.69% and the female literacy rate is 84.99% in Penlong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Penlong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Penlong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Penlong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 90 | 42 | 48 |
| Literacy | 88.95% | 92.69% | 84.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 527 | 257 | 270 |
| Illiterate | 193 | 77 | 116 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 51.6% of total population in Penlong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Penlong village out of total population, 405 were engaged in work activities. 93.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 405 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 377 | 279 | 98 |
| Cultivators | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 362 | 269 | 93 |
| Marginal Workers | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| Non Working | 617 | 224 | 393 |
Map of Penlong, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Penlong, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Penlong village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Shotak | 1,541 |
| Luing | 2,019 |
| Navey | 678 |
| Parbing | 459 |
| Lingdok | 896 |
| Rongyek | 3,169 |
| Nampong | 965 |
| Tathangchen | 936 |
| Lingdum | 2,589 |
| Syari | 3,826 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Penlong, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia