# Singtam Forest Block Village, Gangtok, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Singtam Forest Block

Singtam Forest Block is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **18 people in 4 households**, the 70th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 18people (2011)
- 4households
- 100.0%literacy
- 636females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singtam Forest Block

Of every 100 households in Singtam Forest Block in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Singtam Forest Block · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**61%

Use banking services ****75%**

**54%

Television ****75%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****25%**

**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 Singtam Forest Block?

■ Singtam Forest Block · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****636**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**964

Working population ****38.9%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (57%) · **■** Marginal 3 (43%)

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

- Chadey256 people
- Rangpo Forest Block249 people
- Pam94 people
- Kyongnosla Forest Block46 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singtam Forest Block?18 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singtam Forest Block in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Singtam Forest Block?100.0% (Census 2011)