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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Samsing

Samsing is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,802 people in 353 households**, the 12th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,802people (2011)
- 353households
- 72.7%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samsing

Of every 100 households in Samsing in 2011, 85 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Samsing · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**90%

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

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**16%

Tap water ****54%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****74%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Samsing?

■ Samsing · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**975

Working population ****38.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 64.3% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 277 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 295 (43%) · **■** Marginal 113 (16%)

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

- Dhalam1,886 people
- Chakung1,859 people
- Zoom1,841 people
- Rumbuk1,838 people
- Chumbong1,796 people
- Okhery1,683 people
- Rinchenpong1,458 people
- Tadong}1,445 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samsing?1,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samsing in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Samsing?72.7% (Census 2011)