Lingzey Population, Caste, Working Data East District, Sikkim - Census 2011

Lingzey is a village situated in Gangtok sub-division of East District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 192 families residing in the village Lingzey. The total population of Lingzey is 962 out of which 481 are males and 481 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingzey is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingzey village is 99 which is 10% of the total population. There are 51 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingzey is 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Lingzey village.

Population
962
Families
192
Literacy
69.99%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingzey is 70%. Thus Lingzey village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 74.42% and the female literacy rate is 65.59% in Lingzey village.

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

Lingzey Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 99 51 48
Literacy 69.99% 74.42% 65.59%
Scheduled Caste 2 0 2
Scheduled Tribe 127 57 70
Illiterate 358 161 197

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.2% of total population in Lingzey village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lingzey village out of total population, 518 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 518 workers engaged in Main Work, 292 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 414 262 152
Cultivators 292 160 132
Agriculture Labourer 13 8 5
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 106 92 14
Marginal Workers 104 18 86
Non Working 444 201 243

Nearby Villages to Lingzey,

Below are the list of villages near Lingzey village in Gangtok.

Village Population
Sumen 1,305
West Pendam 6,587
Mangthang 575
Central Pendam 5,434
Martam 3,720
Sajong 908
Nazitam 810
Chuba 1,178
Tirkutam 327
Namli 1,203

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