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

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Village · Pakyong, East District 

# Yangtam

Yangtam is a village in Pakyong sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 89 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 420people (2011)
- 89households
- 79.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Yangtam

Of every 100 households in Yangtam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Yangtam · ■ Pakyong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**13%

Tap water ****92%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**66%

Use banking services ****37%**

**64%

Television ****46%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

Own their home ****53%**

**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 Yangtam?

■ Yangtam · ■ Pakyong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**1014

Working population ****61.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.7% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (25%) · **■** Other work 116 (45%) · **■** Marginal 25 (10%)

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

- Tarethang736 people
- Linkey592 people
- Pacheykhani580 people
- Losing445 people
- Latuk301 people
- Riwa264 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 Yangtam?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yangtam in?East District district (Pakyong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Yangtam?79.2% (Census 2011)