Lingchom Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Lingchom is a village situated in Gyalshing sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 403 families residing in the village Lingchom. The total population of Lingchom is 2,040 out of which 1,040 are males and 1,000 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingchom is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingchom village is 260 which is 13% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingchom is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Lingchom village.

Population
2,040
Families
403
Literacy
74.33%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingchom is 74.3%. Thus Lingchom village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 82.02% and the female literacy rate is 66.44% in Lingchom village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lingchom village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Lingchom Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingchom village.

Total Male Female
Children 260 139 121
Literacy 74.33% 82.02% 66.44%
Scheduled Caste 70 43 27
Scheduled Tribe 805 427 378
Illiterate 717 301 416

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.5% of total population in Lingchom village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lingchom village out of total population, 1,099 were engaged in work activities. 71.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,099 workers engaged in Main Work, 585 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 789 445 344
Cultivators 585 286 299
Agriculture Labourer 11 6 5
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 192 152 40
Marginal Workers 310 133 177
Non Working 941 462 479

Nearby Villages to Lingchom,

Below are the list of villages near Lingchom village in Gyalshing.

Village Population
Tikjya 1,090
Sardong 765
Yangthang 2,931
Lungzik 847
Kyonsda 561
Sapong 717
Gyalshing 1,368
Bangten 673
Umchung 2,035
Srinagi 585

Reference