# Tarethang Village, Pakyong, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Tarethang

Tarethang is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 161 households**, the 20th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 736people (2011)
- 161households
- 84.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tarethang

Of every 100 households in Tarethang in 2011, 91 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tarethang · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**13%

Tap water ****90%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**66%

Use banking services ****73%**

**64%

Television ****36%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Tarethang?

■ Tarethang · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**1014

Working population ****49.0%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 75.8% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (25%) · **■** Marginal 115 (32%)

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

- Changey Senti951 people
- Pachak919 people
- Thekabung890 people
- Parkha820 people
- Linkey592 people
- Pacheykhani580 people
- Losing445 people
- Yangtam420 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tarethang?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarethang in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tarethang?84.8% (Census 2011)