# Changeylakha Village, Rongli, East District (Sikkim)

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Village · Rongli, East District 

# Changeylakha

Changeylakha is a village in Rongli sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 126 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 649people (2011)
- 126households
- 89.2%literacy
- 643females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Changeylakha

Of every 100 households in Changeylakha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Changeylakha · ■ Rongli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**12%

Tap water ****82%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**65%

Use banking services ****56%**

**69%

Television ****62%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****60%**

**78%

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 Changeylakha?

■ Changeylakha · ■ Rongli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****643**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**987

Working population ****58.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 78.5% for women. 73% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (71%) · **■** Marginal 76 (20%)

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 Rongli

- Sudunglakha957 people
- Mulukey851 people
- Rolep808 people
- South Rhegoh680 people
- Lamaten611 people
- Phadamchen395 people
- Premlakha62 people
- Singaneybas54 people

[All 19 villages in Rongli](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/east-district/rongli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Changeylakha?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changeylakha in?East District district (Rongli sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Changeylakha?89.2% (Census 2011)