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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Khamdong

Khamdong is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,669 people in 424 households**, the 23rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 1,669people (2011)
- 424households
- 82.4%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khamdong

Of every 100 households in Khamdong in 2011, 88 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khamdong · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

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

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****97%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**61%

Use banking services ****42%**

**54%

Television ****57%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**18%

Own their home ****27%**

**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 Khamdong?

■ Khamdong · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**964

Working population ****52.4%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 66% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 258 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (38%) · **■** Marginal 264 (30%)

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

- Shyagyong-Rumtek1,897 people
- Tintek1,778 people
- Raley-Khese1,712 people
- Assam1,686 people
- Rawate-Rumtek1,573 people
- Shotak1,541 people
- Sherwani1,489 people
- Tshalumthang1,405 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khamdong?1,669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamdong in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Khamdong?82.4% (Census 2011)