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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Sakyong

Sakyong is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 80 households**, the 58th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 386people (2011)
- 80households
- 72.6%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakyong

Of every 100 households in Sakyong in 2011, 86 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sakyong · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

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

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****76%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**61%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****31%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****48%**

**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 Sakyong?

■ Sakyong · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**964

Working population ****62.7%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (17%) · **■** Marginal 123 (51%)

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

- Namgeythang451 people
- Namok442 people
- Rapdang424 people
- Pangthang Forest Block399 people
- Lingzey384 people
- Tumlabung383 people
- Bhusuk374 people
- Gangtok Forest Block352 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakyong?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakyong in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sakyong?72.6% (Census 2011)