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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Pachey

Pachey is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,953 people in 646 households**, the 3rd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,953people (2011)
- 646households
- 82.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pachey

Of every 100 households in Pachey in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Pachey · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**13%

Tap water ****80%**

**83%

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

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**66%

Use banking services ****59%**

**64%

Television ****60%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

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

**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 Pachey?

■ Pachey · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**1014

Working population ****44.6%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 77.8% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (3%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 705 (53%) · **■** Marginal 274 (21%)

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

- Namcheybung5,128 people
- Kartok2,973 people
- Pacheykhani2,264 people
- Amba2,193 people
- Taza1,899 people
- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pachey?2,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachey in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Pachey?82.7% (Census 2011)