# Tung Village, Chungthang, North District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Chungthang, North District 

# Tung

Tung is a village in Chungthang sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 57 households**, the 6th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 237people (2011)
- 57households
- 59.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tung

Of every 100 households in Tung in 2011, 82 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tung · ■ Chungthang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**58%

Use banking services ****39%**

**58%

Television ****28%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**11%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****69%**

**56%

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 Tung?

■ Tung · ■ Chungthang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**448

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**830

Working population ****36.3%**

**69.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 47.5% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (26%) · **■** Other work 61 (71%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Chungthang

- Lachung2,495 people
- Lachen1,325 people
- Thangu Forest Block1,294 people
- Shipgyer710 people
- Lachung Forest Block4 people
- Lachen Forest Block3 people

[All 9 villages in Chungthang](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/north-district/chungthang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tung?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tung in?North District district (Chungthang sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tung?59.6% (Census 2011)