# Panchgharey Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim)

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Panchgharey

Panchgharey is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 192 households**, the 34th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 939people (2011)
- 192households
- 71.7%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchgharey

Of every 100 households in Panchgharey in 2011, 90 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Panchgharey · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**15%

Tap water ****91%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**70%

Use banking services ****31%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Panchgharey?

■ Panchgharey · ■ Namchi rural average

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

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1390**

**975

Working population ****56.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 66.2% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 328 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (10%) · **■** Marginal 148 (28%)

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

- Denchung980 people
- Bomtar944 people
- Tinik942 people
- Sadam940 people
- Tokal934 people
- Kabrey931 people
- Longchok901 people
- Tsalumthang901 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchgharey?939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchgharey in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Panchgharey?71.7% (Census 2011)