# Lingzey Village, Gangtok, East District (Sikkim) – Population (2)

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Lingzey

Lingzey is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 192 households**, the 37th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 962people (2011)
- 192households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lingzey

Of every 100 households in Lingzey in 2011, 89 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lingzey · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**13%

Tap water ****76%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**61%

Use banking services ****19%**

**54%

Television ****43%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Lingzey?

■ Lingzey · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**964

Working population ****53.8%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 292 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (20%) · **■** Marginal 104 (20%)

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

- Chuba1,178 people
- Kambal1,049 people
- Penlong1,022 people
- Nampong965 people
- Tathangchen936 people
- Sajong908 people
- Lingdok896 people
- Sangtong822 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lingzey?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingzey in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lingzey?70.0% (Census 2011)