Bering, Sikkim

Bering or Biring is a small village at Pakyong sub-division in the Pakyong District of Sikkim. It is 13 km away towards east from Pakyong Market. This small village is inhabited by Sharma, Chettri, Limboo, Rai communities. In the lower belt Sharma are in majority - Ghimire, Bastola, Bhattarai, Thapa, Kharka, Budathoki, Gotamey, Bogoti Khatiwara etc. are among the subcaste living in this area. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of this area. Ginger, Amliso, are the main cash crop of this area. Paddy, maize, Millet, wheat are the cereal crop. Nearest town from this village is Pakyong in west and Rongli in east. This village falls under Pakyong Block development Office.

Bering
Biring
Village
Bering is located in Sikkim
Bering
Bering
Location in Sikkim, India
Coordinates: 27.219°N 88.665°E / 27.219; 88.665
Country India
StateSikkim
DistrictPakyong District
Elevation
1,246 m (4,088 ft)
Languages
  OfficialNepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
737 106
Vehicle registrationSK
Nearest cityPakyong
Sex ratio970 /
Literacy82%
Vidhan Sabha constituencyCHUJACHEN
Current PanchayatsMs Samjhana Pradhan, Ms Sushma Limboo and Mr Dhan Bahadur Chettri.
Climatesub tropical to alpine (Köppen)

Etymology

The name Biring has multiple definitions. Some say that it's a corrupted version of Bu ring, a Bhutia word where bu stands for snake and ring stands for long. Others disagree. They believe Biring is a Lepcha word which means "full of bamboo", as this area was once densely packed with bamboo groves. Some would disagree with both such versions and argue that Biring is a Nepali word, but what it means is unknown.

Population

The population of this village is 1,006 (male: 521, female: 485) with a total of 189 households according to the 2011 Census of India. The village code is 42300.[1] [2]

Literacy

Bering village has lower literacy rate compared to Sikkim. In 2011, the literacy rate of Bering village was 77.33% compared to 81.42% of Sikkim. In Bering Male literacy stands at 87.22% while female literacy rate was 66.61%.

Sex Ratio

In Bering village population of children with age 0-6 is 118 which makes up 8.93% of total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of Bering village is 897 which is higher than Sikkim state average of 890. Child Sex Ratio for the Bering as per census is 662, lower than Sikkim average of 957.

Caste Wise data of the Village

As per 2011 census, Bering village of East Sikkim has a substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 28.44% while Schedule Caste (SC) were 7.79% of total population in Bering village.

Work Profile of the Village

As per official census data of 2011, at Bering village out of total population, 886 were engaged in work activities. 74.49% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.51% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 886 workers engaged in Main Work, 477 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourer.

Recent Infrastructural Development

Recently Gati Power project entered into this village to generate hydro electricity. Rangpo and Rongli are two main river providing many ways of livelihood to the people of this area.[3][4]

References

  1. "Census of India: Sub-District Details". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "Census India: List of Villages by Alphabetical". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Gati Infra builds 110 MW hydro power project in Sikkim - Economic Times". articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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