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

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Village · Mangan, North District 

# Sheyam

Sheyam is a village in Mangan sub-district of North District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 163 households**, the 14th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 854people (2011)
- 163households
- 77.7%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sheyam

Of every 100 households in Sheyam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sheyam · ■ Mangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**74%

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

**24%

Tap water ****91%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**77%

Use banking services ****66%**

**66%

Television ****38%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sheyam?

■ Sheyam · ■ Mangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**958

Working population ****49.3%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 74.3% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (28%) · **■** Marginal 204 (48%)

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

- Tingchim1,021 people
- Tingbong992 people
- Salim Pakel873 people
- Gor861 people
- Phodong821 people
- Ringhim811 people
- Tangyek686 people
- Paney-Phensong682 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sheyam?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheyam in?North District district (Mangan sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sheyam?77.7% (Census 2011)