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 430 families residing in the village Lingzey. The total population of Lingzey is 2,055 out of which 1,065 are males and 990 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingzey is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingzey village is 218 which is 11% of the total population. There are 111 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingzey is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Lingzey village.

Population
2,055
Families
430
Literacy
80.24%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingzey is 80.2%. Thus Lingzey village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of East District district. The male literacy rate is 83.86% and the female literacy rate is 76.33% 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 218 111 107
Literacy 80.24% 83.86% 76.33%
Scheduled Caste 191 100 91
Scheduled Tribe 626 341 285
Illiterate 581 265 316

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.5% of total population in Lingzey village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lingzey village out of total population, 1,278 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,278 workers engaged in Main Work, 364 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 784 476 308
Cultivators 364 180 184
Agriculture Labourer 38 20 18
Household Industries 13 7 6
Other Workers 369 269 100
Marginal Workers 494 215 279
Non Working 777 374 403

Nearby Villages to Lingzey,

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

Village Population
Assam 1,686
Kyongnosla Forest Block 46
Gnathang 8,860
Bhusuk 374
Pangthang Forest Block 399
Pam 94
Gangtok Forest Block 352
Namok 442
Naitam 1,265
Nandok 3,604

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