# Denchung Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Denchung

Denchung is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 212 households**, the 30th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 980people (2011)
- 212households
- 79.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Denchung

Of every 100 households in Denchung in 2011, 85 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Denchung · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**15%

Tap water ****83%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**70%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

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

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Denchung?

■ Denchung · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**975

Working population ****43.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 73.7% for women. 64% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 193 (45%)

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

- Kateng-Bokrang1,021 people
- Nalam-Kolbong1,013 people
- Maniram990 people
- Nagi988 people
- Bomtar944 people
- Tinik942 people
- Sadam940 people
- Panchgharey939 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Denchung?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Denchung in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Denchung?79.8% (Census 2011)