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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Gom

Gom is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 234 households**, the 16th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,163people (2011)
- 234households
- 78.5%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gom

Of every 100 households in Gom in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Gom · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

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

**85%

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

**15%

Tap water ****69%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**70%

Use banking services ****40%**

**60%

Television ****50%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**23%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Gom?

■ Gom · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****623**

**975

Working population ****52.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.0% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 249 (41%) · **■** Marginal 264 (43%)

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

- Rateypani1,269 people
- Sukrabarey1,203 people
- Temi1,195 people
- Karek1,177 people
- Rashyap1,129 people
- Suntaley1,125 people
- Turung1,121 people
- Mamley1,079 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gom?1,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gom in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Gom?78.5% (Census 2011)