Chota-Samdong Population, Caste, Working Data West District, Sikkim - Census 2011
Chota-Samdong is a village situated in Soreng sub-division of West District district in Sikkim. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 176 families residing in the village Chota-Samdong. The total population of Chota-Samdong is 846 out of which 459 are males and 387 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chota-Samdong is 843.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chota-Samdong village is 87 which is 10% of the total population. There are 45 male children and 42 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chota-Samdong is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (843) of Chota-Samdong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chota-Samdong is 71%. Thus Chota-Samdong village has a higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of West District district. The male literacy rate is 77.29% and the female literacy rate is 63.48% in Chota-Samdong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chota-Samdong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chota-Samdong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chota-Samdong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 87 | 45 | 42 |
| Literacy | 71.01% | 77.29% | 63.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 670 | 363 | 307 |
| Illiterate | 307 | 139 | 168 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 79.2% of total population in Chota-Samdong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chota-Samdong village out of total population, 422 were engaged in work activities. 76.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 422 workers engaged in Main Work, 286 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 324 | 200 | 124 |
| Cultivators | 286 | 170 | 116 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 36 | 29 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 98 | 40 | 58 |
| Non Working | 424 | 219 | 205 |
Map of Chota-Samdong, West District, Sikkim
Nearby Villages to Chota-Samdong, Soreng
Below are the list of villages near Chota-Samdong village in Soreng.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Aroobotey | 787 |
| Singling | 2,376 |
| Khanisherbung | 1,089 |
| Karthok | 619 |
| Suntaley | 414 |
| Burikhop | 2,167 |
| Geling | 1,306 |
| Burikhop | 1,337 |
| Samsing | 1,802 |
| Rumbuk | 1,838 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chota-Samdong, West District, Sikkim - Wikipedia