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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Machong

Machong is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 294 households**, the 11th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,311people (2011)
- 294households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Machong

Of every 100 households in Machong in 2011, 83 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Machong · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****73%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**66%

Use banking services ****90%**

**64%

Television ****59%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Machong?

■ Machong · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246**

**1014

Working population ****55.8%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 192 (26%) · **■** Marginal 256 (35%)

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

- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people
- Chhota Singtam1,574 people
- East Pendam1,557 people
- Biring1,322 people
- Aho1,240 people
- Chochenpheri1,120 people
- Tsalumthang1,031 people
- Dikling976 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Machong?1,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Machong in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Machong?73.5% (Census 2011)