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

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Sangtong

Sangtong is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 168 households**, the 41st largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 822people (2011)
- 168households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sangtong

Of every 100 households in Sangtong in 2011, 97 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Sangtong · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**13%

Tap water ****69%**

**77%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**61%

Use banking services ****58%**

**54%

Television ****70%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Sangtong?

■ Sangtong · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**964

Working population ****34.5%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (66%) · **■** Marginal 67 (24%)

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

- Lingzey962 people
- Tathangchen936 people
- Sajong908 people
- Lingdok896 people
- Nazitam810 people
- Navey678 people
- Budang Thangsing677 people
- Ranka609 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sangtong?822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sangtong in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sangtong?75.4% (Census 2011)