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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Sangbung

Sangbung is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 186 households**, the 41st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 874people (2011)
- 186households
- 88.0%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sangbung

Of every 100 households in Sangbung in 2011, 98 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sangbung · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**15%

Tap water ****78%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**70%

Use banking services ****35%**

**60%

Television ****43%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sangbung?

■ Sangbung · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**975

Working population ****70.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 82.9% for women. 72% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (7%) · **■** Marginal 421 (69%)

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

- Longchok901 people
- Tsalumthang901 people
- Maneydara892 people
- Kartickey876 people
- Tanak857 people
- Salghari850 people
- Ramabong844 people
- Kamarey830 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sangbung?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sangbung in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sangbung?88.0% (Census 2011)