# Pacheykhani Village, Pakyong, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Pacheykhani

Pacheykhani is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,264 people in 513 households**, the 4th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,264people (2011)
- 513households
- 79.1%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pacheykhani

Of every 100 households in Pacheykhani in 2011, 86 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Pacheykhani · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****93%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**66%

Use banking services ****70%**

**64%

Television ****51%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Pacheykhani?

■ Pacheykhani · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**1014

Working population ****48.7%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 75.5% for women. 65% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 185 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (7%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 652 (59%) · **■** Marginal 170 (15%)

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
- Pachey2,953 people
- Amba2,193 people
- Taza1,899 people
- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people
- Chhota Singtam1,574 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pacheykhani?2,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pacheykhani in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Pacheykhani?79.1% (Census 2011)