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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Zarung

Zarung is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 177 households**, the 25th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 874people (2011)
- 177households
- 66.4%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Zarung

Of every 100 households in Zarung in 2011, 71 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Zarung · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****94%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****84%**

**69%

Television ****19%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****45%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Zarung?

■ Zarung · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**928

Working population ****56.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 67% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 369 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 96 (19%)

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

- Namlung947 people
- Bakkhim925 people
- Sanghanath893 people
- Poley892 people
- Lingzo776 people
- Lower Paiyong760 people
- Rayong753 people
- Tinkitam749 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Zarung?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zarung in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Zarung?66.4% (Census 2011)