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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Poklok

Poklok is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,768 people in 363 households**, the 5th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,768people (2011)
- 363households
- 79.0%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poklok

Of every 100 households in Poklok in 2011, 93 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poklok · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

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

**85%

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

**15%

Tap water ****84%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**70%

Use banking services ****74%**

**60%

Television ****44%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Poklok?

■ Poklok · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**975

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 70.6% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 433 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 251 (27%) · **■** Marginal 237 (25%)

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
- Namphing2,522 people
- Chisopani2,172 people
- Tarku1,856 people
- Mellidara1,670 people
- Parbing1,617 people
- Kamrang1,440 people
- Mamring1,421 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poklok?1,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poklok in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Poklok?79.0% (Census 2011)