# Bomtar Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Bomtar

Bomtar is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 201 households**, the 31st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 944people (2011)
- 201households
- 86.6%literacy
- 798females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bomtar

Of every 100 households in Bomtar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Bomtar · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**70%

Use banking services ****62%**

**60%

Television ****88%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**23%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Bomtar?

■ Bomtar · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**975

Working population ****37.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 42% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 151 (42%) · **■** Marginal 130 (36%)

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

- Nalam-Kolbong1,013 people
- Maniram990 people
- Nagi988 people
- Denchung980 people
- Tinik942 people
- Sadam940 people
- Panchgharey939 people
- Tokal934 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bomtar?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bomtar in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Bomtar?86.6% (Census 2011)