Rong Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Rong is a village situated in Namchi sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 139 families residing in the village Rong. The total population of Rong is 589 out of which 300 are males and 289 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rong is 963.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rong village is 67 which is 11% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rong is 1,577 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Rong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rong is 91.2%. Thus Rong village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 93.07% and the female literacy rate is 89.11% in Rong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 67 | 26 | 41 |
| Literacy | 91.19% | 93.07% | 89.11% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 58 | 31 | 27 |
| Illiterate | 113 | 45 | 68 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.8% of total population in Rong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rong village out of total population, 343 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 343 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 242 | 153 | 89 |
| Cultivators | 158 | 94 | 64 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 33 | 22 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 50 | 37 | 13 |
| Marginal Workers | 101 | 45 | 56 |
| Non Working | 246 | 102 | 144 |
Map of Rong, South District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Rong, Namchi
Below are the list of villages near Rong village in Namchi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Suntaley | 410 |
| Palum | 204 |
| Sumbuk | 1,069 |
| Singtam | 265 |
| Kartickey | 876 |
| Bul | 265 |
| Kitam | 1,036 |
| Bomtar | 944 |
| Manpur | 227 |
| Singhithang | 338 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rong, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia