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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Linkey

Linkey is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 123 households**, the 21st largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 592people (2011)
- 123households
- 81.2%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Linkey

Of every 100 households in Linkey in 2011, 84 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Linkey · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**13%

Tap water ****82%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**66%

Use banking services ****45%**

**64%

Television ****52%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Linkey?

■ Linkey · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**1014

Working population ****47.6%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.5% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 94 (33%) · **■** Marginal 152 (54%)

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

- Pachak919 people
- Thekabung890 people
- Parkha820 people
- Tarethang736 people
- Pacheykhani580 people
- Losing445 people
- Yangtam420 people
- Latuk301 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Linkey?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Linkey in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Linkey?81.2% (Census 2011)