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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Kamling

Kamling is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,247 people in 230 households**, the 23rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,247people (2011)
- 230households
- 71.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamling

Of every 100 households in Kamling in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamling · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**16%

Tap water ****68%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**36%

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

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****16%**

**57%

Television ****23%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kamling?

■ Kamling · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**975

Working population ****46.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 169 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (45%) · **■** Other work 143 (25%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Geling1,306 people
- Parrengaon1,301 people
- Deythang1,283 people
- Takuthang1,282 people
- Sangadorji1,198 people
- Sribadam1,127 people
- Tharpu1,117 people
- Mabong1,094 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamling?1,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamling in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Kamling?71.5% (Census 2011)