# Geling Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Geling

Geling is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,306 people in 257 households**, the 19th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,306people (2011)
- 257households
- 66.0%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Geling

Of every 100 households in Geling in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Geling · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**16%

Tap water ****42%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****62%**

**57%

Television ****48%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Geling?

■ Geling · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**975

Working population ****43.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 400 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (16%) · **■** Marginal 64 (11%)

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

- Rinchenpong1,458 people
- Tadong}1,445 people
- Bara-Samdong1,385 people
- Burikhop1,337 people
- Parrengaon1,301 people
- Deythang1,283 people
- Takuthang1,282 people
- Kamling1,247 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Geling?1,306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geling in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Geling?66.0% (Census 2011)