Turung
Namthang block · South District
district, Sikkim · PIN 737132
· village code 261191
Population 2011
1,121
Census of India
Population 2020
775
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-30.9%
-346 people · -4.0% a year
Households
75
-66.7% vs 225 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
1,121
Male / female
578 / 543
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
939
Children aged 0–6
150
Literacy rate
71.6%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
181 / 339
Working population
567
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
28.0%
Households
225
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school nearest 10 km away
No
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 10 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
70
Non-farm households
5
Share of households farming, 2020
93%
Net sown area
202 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
202 / 102 / 201
Main irrigation source
Surface water
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Turung Mamring panchayat.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹8.23 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹0
Received directly
₹25.72 lakh
Spent
₹6.36 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹27.59 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹3.48 lakh · received ₹0 · spent ₹3.50 lakh · left ₹10.27 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹4.75 lakh · received ₹0 · spent ₹2.86 lakh · left ₹17.32 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
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population changes in South District district ·
School
staffing across South District ·
…and across Sikkim