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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Namphing

Namphing is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,522 people in 581 households**, the 2nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 2,522people (2011)
- 581households
- 84.5%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Namphing

Of every 100 households in Namphing in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Namphing · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**15%

Tap water ****97%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**70%

Use banking services ****37%**

**60%

Television ****54%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 Namphing?

■ Namphing · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**975

Working population ****54.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (5%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 599 (43%) · **■** Marginal 356 (26%)

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
- Chisopani2,172 people
- Tarku1,856 people
- Poklok1,768 people
- Mellidara1,670 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Namphing?2,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namphing in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Namphing?84.5% (Census 2011)