# Meyong Village, Mangan, North District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Mangan, North District 

# Meyong

Meyong is a village in Mangan sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **130 people in 32 households**, the 40th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 130people (2011)
- 32households
- 86.1%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meyong

Of every 100 households in Meyong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Meyong · ■ Mangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**24%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**77%

Use banking services ****12%**

**66%

Television ****53%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 Meyong?

■ Meyong · ■ Mangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**958

Working population ****36.9%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 82.5% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (31%) · **■** Other work 9 (19%)

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

- Gnon-Samdong333 people
- Lum331 people
- Phamtam248 people
- Sakyong-Pentong171 people
- Naga Forest Block10 people
- Phodong Forest Block10 people
- Mangan Forest Block9 people
- Kabi Forest Block5 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meyong?130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meyong in?North District district (Mangan sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Meyong?86.1% (Census 2011)