# East Pendam Village, Pakyong, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# East Pendam

East Pendam is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 284 households**, the 9th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,557people (2011)
- 284households
- 66.1%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in East Pendam

Of every 100 households in East Pendam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ East Pendam · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**13%

Tap water ****83%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**66%

Use banking services ****39%**

**64%

Television ****43%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 East Pendam?

■ East Pendam · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178**

**1014

Working population ****63.7%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 62.3% for women. 69% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 609 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 177 (18%) · **■** Marginal 97 (10%)

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

- Amba2,193 people
- Taza1,899 people
- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people
- Chhota Singtam1,574 people
- Biring1,322 people
- Machong1,311 people
- Aho1,240 people
- Chochenpheri1,120 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of East Pendam?1,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is East Pendam in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of East Pendam?66.1% (Census 2011)