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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Beng

Beng is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 109 households**, the 50th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 535people (2011)
- 109households
- 72.1%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beng

Of every 100 households in Beng in 2011, 92 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Beng · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**13%

Tap water ****99%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**61%

Use banking services ****26%**

**54%

Television ****31%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

Own their home ****66%**

**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 Beng?

■ Beng · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**964

Working population ****52.7%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 234 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Rey594 people
- Mangthang575 people
- Aritar556 people
- Temphyak Mendu552 people
- Chinze517 people
- Byang495 people
- Parbing459 people
- Namgeythang451 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beng?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beng in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Beng?72.1% (Census 2011)