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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Timberbong

Timberbong is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,156 people in 427 households**, the 6th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 2,156people (2011)
- 427households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Timberbong

Of every 100 households in Timberbong in 2011, 88 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Timberbong · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**16%

Tap water ****89%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**57%

Television ****36%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Timberbong?

■ Timberbong · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**77.5%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**975

Working population ****44.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 471 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 178 (18%) · **■** Marginal 289 (30%)

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

- Upper Fambong2,995 people
- Malbasey2,888 people
- Singling2,376 people
- Burikhop2,167 people
- Tikpur1,911 people
- Dhalam1,886 people
- Chakung1,859 people
- Zoom1,841 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Timberbong?2,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Timberbong in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Timberbong?79.1% (Census 2011)