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Ben Population - South Sikkim, Sikkim

Ben is a large village located in Ravong Sub Division of South Sikkim district, Sikkim with total 448 families residing. The Ben village has population of 2200 of which 1187 are males while 1013 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ben village population of children with age 0-6 is 261 which makes up 11.86 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ben village is 853 which is lower than Sikkim state average of 890. Child Sex Ratio for the Ben as per census is 776, lower than Sikkim average of 957.

Ben village has lower literacy rate compared to Sikkim. In 2011, literacy rate of Ben village was 77.31 % compared to 81.42 % of Sikkim. In Ben Male literacy stands at 84.04 % while female literacy rate was 69.52 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ben village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Ben village.

Ben Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 448 - -
Population 2,200 1,187 1,013
Child (0-6) 261 147 114
Schedule Caste 115 63 52
Schedule Tribe 785 420 365
Literacy 77.31 % 84.04 % 69.52 %
Total Workers 1,270 698 572
Main Worker 930 - -
Marginal Worker 340 172 168

Caste Factor

In Ben village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 35.68 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 5.23 % of total population in Ben village.

Work Profile

In Ben village out of total population, 1270 were engaged in work activities. 73.23 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.77 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1270 workers engaged in Main Work, 764 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.