# Chisopani Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim)

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Chisopani

Chisopani is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,172 people in 299 households**, the 3rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 2,172people (2011)
- 299households
- 81.5%literacy
- 438females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chisopani

Of every 100 households in Chisopani in 2011, 97 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chisopani · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**15%

Tap water ****78%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**70%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****41%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Chisopani?

■ Chisopani · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****438**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**975

Working population ****67.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 78.8% for women. 80% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 489 (33%) · **■** Marginal 821 (56%)

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

- Melli2,602 people
- Namphing2,522 people
- Tarku1,856 people
- Poklok1,768 people
- Mellidara1,670 people
- Parbing1,617 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chisopani?2,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chisopani in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Chisopani?81.5% (Census 2011)