# Chisopani Village, Gangtok, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Chisopani

Chisopani is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,719 people in 623 households**, the 9th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 2,719people (2011)
- 623households
- 82.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chisopani

Of every 100 households in Chisopani in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Chisopani · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**13%

Tap water ****66%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**61%

Use banking services ****80%**

**54%

Television ****61%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****51%**

**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 Chisopani?

■ Chisopani · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1262**

**964

Working population ****49.9%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 78.6% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 298 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 774 (57%) · **■** Marginal 238 (18%)

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

- Martam3,720 people
- Nandok3,604 people
- Rongyek3,169 people
- Tumen2,974 people
- Lingdum2,589 people
- Rakdong2,409 people
- Samlik-Marchak2,306 people
- Patuk2,236 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chisopani?2,719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chisopani in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Chisopani?82.2% (Census 2011)