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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Paleytam

Paleytam is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 47 households**, the 87th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 255people (2011)
- 47households
- 87.1%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paleytam

Of every 100 households in Paleytam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paleytam · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**15%

Tap water ****67%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**70%

Use banking services ****79%**

**60%

Television ****38%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**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 Paleytam?

■ Paleytam · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**975

Working population ****59.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 83.9% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (20%) · **■** Marginal 65 (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

- Majhitar Forest Block298 people
- Aifaltar289 people
- Bul265 people
- Singtam265 people
- Tinzer237 people
- Manpur227 people
- Palum204 people
- Shyampani203 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paleytam?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paleytam in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Paleytam?87.1% (Census 2011)