# Soreng Forest Block Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Soreng Forest Block

Soreng Forest Block is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **28 people in 9 households**, the 49th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 28people (2011)
- 9households
- 89.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soreng Forest Block

Of every 100 households in Soreng Forest Block in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Soreng Forest Block · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**16%

Tap water ****78%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**80%

Use banking services ****89%**

**57%

Television ****56%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****0%**

**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 Soreng Forest Block?

■ Soreng Forest Block · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****50.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 78.6% for women. 64% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (7%) · **■** Other work 8 (57%) · **■** Marginal 5 (36%)

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

- Siktam510 people
- Suntaley414 people
- Bhareng390 people
- Hilley Forest Block36 people
- Nayabazar Forest Block13 people
- Sombaria Forest Block4 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soreng Forest Block?28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soreng Forest Block in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Soreng Forest Block?89.3% (Census 2011)