# Lingthem Village, Mangan, North District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mangan, North District 

# Lingthem

Lingthem is a village in Mangan sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 238 households**, the 4th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 1,226people (2011)
- 238households
- 80.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lingthem

Of every 100 households in Lingthem in 2011, 88 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lingthem · ■ Mangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**24%

Tap water ****69%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**77%

Use banking services ****60%**

**66%

Television ****42%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

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

**26%

Own their home ****77%**

**72%

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 Lingthem?

■ Lingthem · ■ Mangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**958

Working population ****59.5%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 78.8% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (22%) · **■** Marginal 422 (58%)

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 Mangan

- Kabi1,590 people
- Sentam1,317 people
- Singhik1,268 people
- Hee-Gyathang1,180 people
- L. Mangshila1,172 people
- Zimchung1,145 people
- Singchit1,134 people

[All 46 villages in Mangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/north-district/mangan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lingthem?1,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingthem in?North District district (Mangan sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lingthem?80.7% (Census 2011)