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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Longchok

Longchok is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 193 households**, the 37th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 901people (2011)
- 193households
- 89.6%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Longchok

Of every 100 households in Longchok in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Longchok · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

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

**85%

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

**15%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**60%

Television ****53%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Longchok?

■ Longchok · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**975

Working population ****53.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 84.2% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 207 (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

- Sadam940 people
- Panchgharey939 people
- Tokal934 people
- Kabrey931 people
- Tsalumthang901 people
- Maneydara892 people
- Kartickey876 people
- Sangbung874 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Longchok?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Longchok in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Longchok?89.6% (Census 2011)