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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Taza

Taza is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,899 people in 365 households**, the 6th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,899people (2011)
- 365households
- 75.7%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taza

Of every 100 households in Taza in 2011, 87 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taza · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**13%

Tap water ****96%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**66%

Use banking services ****58%**

**64%

Television ****47%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

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

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Taza?

■ Taza · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**1014

Working population ****68.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 69.5% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 421 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (5%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (20%) · **■** Marginal 541 (42%)

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

- Kartok2,973 people
- Pachey2,953 people
- Pacheykhani2,264 people
- Amba2,193 people
- Kamarey Bhasmey1,861 people
- Chhota Singtam1,574 people
- East Pendam1,557 people
- Biring1,322 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taza?1,899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taza in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Taza?75.7% (Census 2011)