Timberbong Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Timberbong is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 427 families residing in the village Timberbong. The total population of Timberbong is 2,156 out of which 1,078 are males and 1,078 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Timberbong is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Timberbong village is 234 which is 11% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Timberbong is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Timberbong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Timberbong is 79.1%. Thus Timberbong village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 86.13% and the female literacy rate is 72.07% in Timberbong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Timberbong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Timberbong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Timberbong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 234 | 119 | 115 |
| Literacy | 79.08% | 86.13% | 72.07% |
| Scheduled Caste | 79 | 38 | 41 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 738 | 360 | 378 |
| Illiterate | 636 | 252 | 384 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.2% of total population in Timberbong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Timberbong village out of total population, 964 were engaged in work activities. 70% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 964 workers engaged in Main Work, 471 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 675 | 493 | 182 |
| Cultivators | 471 | 337 | 134 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 178 | 138 | 40 |
| Marginal Workers | 289 | 91 | 198 |
| Non Working | 1,192 | 494 | 698 |
Nearby Villages to Timberbong,
Below are the list of villages near Timberbong village in Soreng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Upper Fambong | 2,995 |
| Tharpu | 1,117 |
| Dhalam | 1,886 |
| Soreng | 3,818 |
| Lower Fambong | 723 |
| Malbasey | 2,888 |
| Longchok | 1,023 |
| Mendo-Goan | 925 |
| Salyangdang | 963 |
| Chakung | 1,859 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Timberbong, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia