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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Segeng

Segeng is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **864 people in 175 households**, the 36th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 864people (2011)
- 175households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Segeng

Of every 100 households in Segeng in 2011, 86 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Segeng · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****10%**

**57%

Television ****21%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****57%**

**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 Segeng?

■ Segeng · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**975

Working population ****48.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 69.5% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (39%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (15%) · **■** Marginal 105 (25%)

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

- Salyangdang963 people
- Hathidunga957 people
- Mendo-Goan925 people
- Chuchen875 people
- Chota-Samdong846 people
- Aroobotey787 people
- Suldung754 people
- Jeel744 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Segeng?864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Segeng in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Segeng?73.4% (Census 2011)