# Majhitar Forest Block Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim)

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Majhitar Forest Block

Majhitar Forest Block is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 49 households**, the 83rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 298people (2011)
- 49households
- 71.7%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majhitar Forest Block

Of every 100 households in Majhitar Forest Block in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Majhitar Forest Block · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****6%**

**60%

Television ****20%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****69%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Majhitar Forest Block?

■ Majhitar Forest Block · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**975

Working population ****38.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 64.0% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (61%) · **■** Marginal 23 (20%)

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

- Chemchey393 people
- Rabikhola373 people
- Singhithang338 people
- Donok302 people
- Aifaltar289 people
- Bul265 people
- Singtam265 people
- Paleytam255 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majhitar Forest Block?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhitar Forest Block in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Majhitar Forest Block?71.7% (Census 2011)