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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Ralong

Ralong is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 131 households**, the 31st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 680people (2011)
- 131households
- 77.9%literacy
- 1,222females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ralong

Of every 100 households in Ralong in 2011, 93 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ralong · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**14%

Tap water ****96%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**78%

Use banking services ****81%**

**69%

Television ****43%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Ralong?

■ Ralong · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1222**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**928

Working population ****51.9%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 76.4% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (24%) · **■** Marginal 186 (53%)

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

- Lower Paiyong760 people
- Rayong753 people
- Tinkitam749 people
- Dalep682 people
- Phamthang619 people
- Namphrik539 people
- Rabongla Forest Block524 people
- Upper Paiyong517 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ralong?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ralong in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Ralong?77.9% (Census 2011)