# Singhithang Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Singhithang

Singhithang is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 74 households**, the 81st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 338people (2011)
- 74households
- 91.1%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singhithang

Of every 100 households in Singhithang in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Singhithang · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**15%

Tap water ****95%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**70%

Use banking services ****74%**

**60%

Television ****64%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Singhithang?

■ Singhithang · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**975

Working population ****48.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 89.7% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (56%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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

- Burul405 people
- Dhargaon399 people
- Chemchey393 people
- Rabikhola373 people
- Donok302 people
- Majhitar Forest Block298 people
- Aifaltar289 people
- Bul265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singhithang?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhithang in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Singhithang?91.1% (Census 2011)