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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Paiyong

Paiyong is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 220 households**, the 23rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,054people (2011)
- 220households
- 77.2%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paiyong

Of every 100 households in Paiyong in 2011, 84 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paiyong · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**15%

Tap water ****94%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**70%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****46%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Paiyong?

■ Paiyong · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**975

Working population ****57.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 260 (43%) · **■** Marginal 228 (37%)

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

- Turung1,121 people
- Mamley1,079 people
- Sumbuk1,069 people
- Doring1,064 people
- Turuk1,050 people
- Kitam1,036 people
- Kateng-Bokrang1,021 people
- Nalam-Kolbong1,013 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paiyong?1,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiyong in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Paiyong?77.2% (Census 2011)