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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Martam

Martam is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **3,720 people in 776 households**, the 5th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 3,720people (2011)
- 776households
- 73.8%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Martam

Of every 100 households in Martam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Martam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

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

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****90%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**61%

Use banking services ****57%**

**54%

Television ****49%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Martam?

■ Martam · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**964

Working population ****56.2%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 777 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (5%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 815 (39%) · **■** Marginal 358 (17%)

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

- Gnathang8,860 people
- West Pendam6,587 people
- Central Pendam5,434 people
- Syari3,826 people
- Nandok3,604 people
- Rongyek3,169 people
- Tumen2,974 people
- Chisopani2,719 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Martam?3,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Martam in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Martam?73.8% (Census 2011)