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

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Village · Mangan, North District 

# Sentam

Sentam is a village in Mangan sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 282 households**, the 2nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 1,317people (2011)
- 282households
- 81.4%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sentam

Of every 100 households in Sentam in 2011, 78 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sentam · ■ Mangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**24%

Tap water ****83%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**77%

Use banking services ****58%**

**66%

Television ****45%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**26%

Own their home ****55%**

**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 Sentam?

■ Sentam · ■ Mangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**958

Working population ****39.3%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 77.3% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 263 (51%) · **■** Marginal 44 (8%)

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
- Singhik1,268 people
- Lingthem1,226 people
- Hee-Gyathang1,180 people
- L. Mangshila1,172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sentam?1,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sentam in?North District district (Mangan sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sentam?81.4% (Census 2011)