# Latuk Village, Pakyong, East District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Latuk

Latuk is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 73 households**, the 25th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 301people (2011)
- 73households
- 66.1%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Latuk

Of every 100 households in Latuk in 2011, 88 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Latuk · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**13%

Tap water ****97%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**66%

Use banking services ****90%**

**64%

Television ****56%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Latuk?

■ Latuk · ■ Pakyong rural average

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

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1014

Working population ****70.8%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 99 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (13%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 71 (33%)

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

- Linkey592 people
- Pacheykhani580 people
- Losing445 people
- Yangtam420 people
- Riwa264 people
- Pakyong Forest Block72 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Latuk?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Latuk in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Latuk?66.1% (Census 2011)