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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Riwa

Riwa is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 61 households**, the 26th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 264people (2011)
- 61households
- 79.8%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Riwa

Of every 100 households in Riwa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Riwa · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****84%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**66%

Use banking services ****48%**

**64%

Television ****52%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Riwa?

■ Riwa · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**1014

Working population ****60.2%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 77.3% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (26%) · **■** Marginal 105 (66%)

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

- Pacheykhani580 people
- Losing445 people
- Yangtam420 people
- Latuk301 people
- Pakyong Forest Block72 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Riwa?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Riwa in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Riwa?79.8% (Census 2011)