# Ward 5, Rangpo (East District, Sikkim) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Rangpo, Sikkim 

# Ward 5, Rangpo

Ward 5 of Rangpo, East District district, Sikkim, had **1,611 people in 375 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 5 census wards. Literacy was 90.3%, above the town average of 87.3%.

- 1,611people (2011)
- 375households
- 3 of 5by population
- 90.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Rangpo?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Rangpo average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**988

Working population ****43.3%**

**42.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 640 (92%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 55 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Rangpo average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**12%

Tap water ****99%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**8%

Use banking services ****98%**

**83%

Television ****78%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****22%**

**32%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Rangpo

- Ward 23,084 people
- Ward 31,020 people
- Ward 41,563 people

[Full Rangpo ward list (5 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/east-district/gangtok/rangpo/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Rangpo?1,611 people in 375 households (Census 2011)