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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Parkha

Parkha is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 184 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 820people (2011)
- 184households
- 74.3%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parkha

Of every 100 households in Parkha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Parkha · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**86%

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

**13%

Tap water ****61%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**66%

Use banking services ****25%**

**64%

Television ****41%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Parkha?

■ Parkha · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**1014

Working population ****69.9%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 373 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (9%) · **■** Marginal 125 (22%)

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

- Dikling976 people
- Changey Senti951 people
- Pachak919 people
- Thekabung890 people
- Tarethang736 people
- Linkey592 people
- Pacheykhani580 people
- Losing445 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parkha?820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parkha in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Parkha?74.3% (Census 2011)