# Chhota Singtam Village, Pakyong, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Chhota Singtam

Chhota Singtam is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 364 households**, the 8th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,574people (2011)
- 364households
- 86.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Singtam

Of every 100 households in Chhota Singtam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chhota Singtam · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**13%

Tap water ****76%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**66%

Use banking services ****51%**

**64%

Television ****61%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****59%**

**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 Chhota Singtam?

■ Chhota Singtam · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**1014

Working population ****48.9%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.8% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 557 (72%) · **■** Marginal 98 (13%)

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

- Pacheykhani2,264 people
- Amba2,193 people
- Taza1,899 people
- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people
- East Pendam1,557 people
- Biring1,322 people
- Machong1,311 people
- Aho1,240 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Singtam?1,574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Singtam in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Singtam?86.0% (Census 2011)