# Tathangchen Village, Gangtok, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gangtok, East District 

# Tathangchen

Tathangchen is a village in Gangtok sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 209 households**, the 38th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 936people (2011)
- 209households
- 84.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tathangchen

Of every 100 households in Tathangchen in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tathangchen · ■ Gangtok rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**13%

Tap water ****95%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**61%

Use banking services ****54%**

**54%

Television ****64%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Tathangchen?

■ Tathangchen · ■ Gangtok rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**801

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**964

Working population ****36.3%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 79.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 272 (80%) · **■** Marginal 26 (8%)

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

- Kambal1,049 people
- Penlong1,022 people
- Nampong965 people
- Lingzey962 people
- Sajong908 people
- Lingdok896 people
- Sangtong822 people
- Nazitam810 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tathangchen?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tathangchen in?East District district (Gangtok sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tathangchen?84.9% (Census 2011)