# Assam Village, Gangtok, East District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Assam

Assam is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 379 households**, the 22nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 1,686people (2011)
- 379households
- 76.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Assam

Of every 100 households in Assam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Assam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**13%

Tap water ****76%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**61%

Use banking services ****44%**

**54%

Television ****66%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**69%

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 Assam?

■ Assam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**964

Working population ****54.1%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 72.6% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (8%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 343 (38%) · **■** Marginal 219 (24%)

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 Gangtok

- Singbel1,979 people
- Shyagyong-Rumtek1,897 people
- Tintek1,778 people
- Raley-Khese1,712 people
- Khamdong1,669 people
- Rawate-Rumtek1,573 people
- Shotak1,541 people
- Sherwani1,489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Assam?1,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Assam in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Assam?76.8% (Census 2011)