# Bara-Samdong Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Bara-Samdong

Bara-Samdong is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 295 households**, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,385people (2011)
- 295households
- 81.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara-Samdong

Of every 100 households in Bara-Samdong in 2011, 84 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bara-Samdong · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****89%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**80%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****41%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**85%

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 Bara-Samdong?

■ Bara-Samdong · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**975

Working population ****77.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 78% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 426 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (9%) · **■** Marginal 544 (50%)

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 Soreng

- Chumbong1,796 people
- Okhery1,683 people
- Rinchenpong1,458 people
- Tadong}1,445 people
- Burikhop1,337 people
- Geling1,306 people
- Parrengaon1,301 people
- Deythang1,283 people

[All 52 villages in Soreng](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/soreng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara-Samdong?1,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara-Samdong in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Bara-Samdong?81.9% (Census 2011)