# Jeel Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Jeel

Jeel is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **744 people in 159 households**, the 40th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 744people (2011)
- 159households
- 62.2%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jeel

Of every 100 households in Jeel in 2011, 91 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jeel · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**16%

Tap water ****93%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**36%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****38%**

**57%

Television ****30%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Jeel?

■ Jeel · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**975

Working population ****52.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 58.1% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (11%) · **■** Marginal 146 (37%)

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

- Segeng864 people
- Chota-Samdong846 people
- Aroobotey787 people
- Suldung754 people
- Lower Fambong723 people
- Rishi659 people
- Bum635 people
- Karthok619 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jeel?744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jeel in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Jeel?62.2% (Census 2011)