Samdong Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Samdong 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 481 families residing in the village Samdong. The total population of Samdong is 2,125 out of which 1,090 are males and 1,035 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samdong is 950.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Samdong village is 269 which is 13% of the total population. There are 121 male children and 148 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samdong is 1,223 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Samdong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samdong is 80.4%. Thus Samdong village has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 85.76% and the female literacy rate is 74.52% in Samdong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Samdong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Samdong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Samdong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 269 | 121 | 148 |
| Literacy | 80.39% | 85.76% | 74.52% |
| Scheduled Caste | 57 | 28 | 29 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 544 | 270 | 274 |
| Illiterate | 633 | 259 | 374 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.6% of total population in Samdong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Samdong village out of total population, 1,139 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,139 workers engaged in Main Work, 436 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 890 | 578 | 312 |
| Cultivators | 436 | 284 | 152 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 191 | 92 | 99 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 253 | 194 | 59 |
| Marginal Workers | 249 | 87 | 162 |
| Non Working | 986 | 425 | 561 |
Map of Samdong, East District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Samdong, Gangtok
Below are the list of villages near Samdong village in Gangtok.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kambal | 1,049 |
| Raley-Khese | 1,712 |
| Tintek | 1,778 |
| Tumen | 2,974 |
| Rakdong | 2,409 |
| Chadey | 256 |
| Simik | 302 |
| Aritar | 556 |
| Lingzey | 384 |
| Patuk | 2,236 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Samdong, East District, Sikkim - Wikipedia