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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Rey

Rey is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 121 households**, the 46th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 594people (2011)
- 121households
- 97.7%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rey

Of every 100 households in Rey in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Rey · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**13%

Tap water ****90%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**61%

Use banking services ****31%**

**54%

Television ****47%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****36%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Rey?

■ Rey · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.7%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**964

Working population ****48.0%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 97.7% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 208 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (25%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Nazitam810 people
- Navey678 people
- Budang Thangsing677 people
- Ranka609 people
- Mangthang575 people
- Aritar556 people
- Temphyak Mendu552 people
- Beng535 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rey?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rey in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Rey?97.7% (Census 2011)