# Amba Village, Pakyong, East District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Amba

Amba is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 438 households**, the 5th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 438households
- 69.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amba

Of every 100 households in Amba in 2011, 86 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Amba · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**13%

Tap water ****85%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**37%

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

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**66%

Use banking services ****62%**

**64%

Television ****43%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****88%**

**76%

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 Amba?

■ Amba · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**1014

Working population ****58.3%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 64.9% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 304 (24%) · **■** Marginal 556 (44%)

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 Pakyong

- Namcheybung5,128 people
- Kartok2,973 people
- Pachey2,953 people
- Pacheykhani2,264 people
- Taza1,899 people
- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people
- Chhota Singtam1,574 people
- East Pendam1,557 people

[All 29 villages in Pakyong](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/east-district/pakyong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amba?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amba in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Amba?69.5% (Census 2011)