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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Suldung

Suldung is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 143 households**, the 39th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 754people (2011)
- 143households
- 63.6%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suldung

Of every 100 households in Suldung in 2011, 88 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Suldung · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**16%

Tap water ****36%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**80%

Use banking services ****9%**

**57%

Television ****26%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****44%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Suldung?

■ Suldung · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**975

Working population ****35.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 68 (25%) · **■** Marginal 41 (15%)

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

- Chuchen875 people
- Segeng864 people
- Chota-Samdong846 people
- Aroobotey787 people
- Jeel744 people
- Lower Fambong723 people
- Rishi659 people
- Bum635 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suldung?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suldung in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Suldung?63.6% (Census 2011)