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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Rongyek

Rongyek is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **3,169 people in 651 households**, the 7th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 3,169people (2011)
- 651households
- 81.9%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rongyek

Of every 100 households in Rongyek in 2011, 96 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Rongyek · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**13%

Tap water ****77%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**61%

Use banking services ****58%**

**54%

Television ****72%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Rongyek?

■ Rongyek · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**964

Working population ****38.3%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 75.8% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,007 (83%) · **■** Marginal 107 (9%)

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

- Central Pendam5,434 people
- Syari3,826 people
- Martam3,720 people
- Nandok3,604 people
- Tumen2,974 people
- Chisopani2,719 people
- Lingdum2,589 people
- Rakdong2,409 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rongyek?3,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongyek in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Rongyek?81.9% (Census 2011)