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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Zoom

Zoom is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 422 households**, the 10th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,841people (2011)
- 422households
- 83.9%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Zoom

Of every 100 households in Zoom in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Zoom · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**16%

Tap water ****93%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

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

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**80%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****54%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

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

**28%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Zoom?

■ Zoom · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**975

Working population ****52.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 76.6% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 396 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 287 (30%) · **■** Marginal 250 (26%)

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

- Timberbong2,156 people
- Tikpur1,911 people
- Dhalam1,886 people
- Chakung1,859 people
- Rumbuk1,838 people
- Samsing1,802 people
- Chumbong1,796 people
- Okhery1,683 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Zoom?1,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zoom in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Zoom?83.9% (Census 2011)