# Ben Village, Ravong, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Ben

Ben is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,200 people in 448 households**, the 4th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,200people (2011)
- 448households
- 77.3%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ben

Of every 100 households in Ben in 2011, 84 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ben · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**14%

Tap water ****84%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**78%

Use banking services ****58%**

**69%

Television ****38%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****60%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ben?

■ Ben · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**928

Working population ****57.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 764 (60%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (13%) · **■** Marginal 340 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ravong

- Barfung3,910 people
- Likship2,302 people
- Ravong2,282 people
- Gagyong1,873 people
- Lingi1,854 people
- Neh-Brum1,577 people
- Sangmo1,532 people

[All 50 villages in Ravong](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/ravong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ben?2,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ben in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Ben?77.3% (Census 2011)