# Gangtok, East District (Sikkim) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · East District, Sikkim 

# Gangtok

Gangtok is a sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. At the 2011 Census it had **219,450 people**, 3 towns and 75 villages (70 inhabited). The largest village is Gnathang (8,860 people).

- 219,450people (2011)
- 75villages
- 3towns
- 85.4%literacy

## Population of Gangtok compared with East District

■ Gangtok · ■ East District district

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**873

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**960

Working population ****49.0%**

**49.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gangtok

Of every 100 households in Gangtok in 2011, 96 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gangtok · ■ East District district

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**8%

Tap water ****85%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**35%

Use banking services ****69%**

**68%

Television ****69%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**11%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****47%**

**53%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Gangtok

- Gangtok100,286 people
- Rangpo10,450 people
- Singtam5,868 people

## Largest villages in Gangtok

- Gnathang · 8,860 people
- West Pendam · 6,587 people
- Central Pendam · 5,434 people
- Syari · 3,826 people
- Martam · 3,720 people
- Nandok · 3,604 people
- Rongyek · 3,169 people
- Tumen · 2,974 people
- Chisopani · 2,719 people
- Lingdum · 2,589 people
- Rakdong · 2,409 people
- Samlik-Marchak · 2,306 people
- Patuk · 2,236 people
- Dung-Dung · 2,194 people
- Samdong · 2,125 people
- Lingzey · 2,055 people

[All 75 villages in Gangtok →](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/east-district/gangtok/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gangtok?75 (70 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangtok in?East District district, Sikkim
- What is the population of Gangtok?219,450 (Census 2011)