Brong Population, Caste, Working Data South District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Brong is a village situated in Ravong sub-division of South District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 192 families residing in the village Brong. The total population of Brong is 1,033 out of which 537 are males and 496 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Brong is 924.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Brong village is 120 which is 12% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Brong is 1,553 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Brong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Brong is 74.4%. Thus Brong village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.7% of South District district. The male literacy rate is 78.16% and the female literacy rate is 69.98% in Brong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Brong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Brong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Brong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 120 | 47 | 73 |
| Literacy | 74.37% | 78.16% | 69.98% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 242 | 122 | 120 |
| Illiterate | 354 | 154 | 200 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Brong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Brong village out of total population, 652 were engaged in work activities. 60.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 652 workers engaged in Main Work, 320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 397 | 304 | 93 |
| Cultivators | 320 | 242 | 78 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 63 | 48 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 255 | 46 | 209 |
| Non Working | 381 | 187 | 194 |
Map of Brong, South District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Brong, Ravong
Below are the list of villages near Brong village in Ravong.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Phamthang | 619 |
| Poley | 892 |
| Sada | 161 |
| Namlung | 947 |
| Lingdong | 506 |
| Ralong | 680 |
| Ralong Monastery | 300 |
| Deythang | 1,051 |
| Zarung | 874 |
| Barfung | 3,910 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Brong, South District, Sikkim - Wikipedia