# Assangthang Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim)

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Assangthang

Assangthang is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 168 households**, the 47th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 785people (2011)
- 168households
- 87.8%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Assangthang

Of every 100 households in Assangthang in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Assangthang · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**15%

Tap water ****84%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**70%

Use banking services ****26%**

**60%

Television ****56%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**79%

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 Assangthang?

■ Assangthang · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**81.5%

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

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1262**

**975

Working population ****53.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 82.3% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (19%) · **■** Marginal 257 (62%)

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 Namchi

- Salghari850 people
- Ramabong844 people
- Kamarey830 people
- Phalidara808 people
- Wak781 people
- Tangji774 people
- Chuba772 people
- Dorop765 people

[All 98 villages in Namchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/namchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Assangthang?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Assangthang in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Assangthang?87.8% (Census 2011)