# Lingtam Village, Rongli, East District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Rongli, East District 

# Lingtam

Lingtam is a village in Rongli sub-district of East District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,347 people in 301 households**, the 6th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,347people (2011)
- 301households
- 74.4%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lingtam

Of every 100 households in Lingtam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Lingtam · ■ Rongli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**12%

Tap water ****80%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**65%

Use banking services ****84%**

**69%

Television ****56%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Lingtam?

■ Lingtam · ■ Rongli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**987

Working population ****50.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 224 (33%) · **■** Marginal 188 (28%)

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

- Aritar3,175 people
- Dholepchen2,553 people
- Tarpin1,858 people
- Subanedara1,749 people
- North Rhegoh1,308 people
- Sudunglakha957 people
- Mulukey851 people
- Rolep808 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lingtam?1,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingtam in?East District district (Rongli sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lingtam?74.4% (Census 2011)