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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Singling

Singling is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,376 people in 518 households**, the 4th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 2,376people (2011)
- 518households
- 77.3%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singling

Of every 100 households in Singling in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Singling · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**16%

Tap water ****90%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**80%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****53%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**28%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Singling?

■ Singling · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**975

Working population ****42.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 73.6% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 320 (31%) · **■** Marginal 289 (28%)

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

- Soreng3,818 people
- Upper Fambong2,995 people
- Malbasey2,888 people
- Burikhop2,167 people
- Timberbong2,156 people
- Tikpur1,911 people
- Dhalam1,886 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singling?2,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singling in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Singling?77.3% (Census 2011)