# Suntaley Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population (2)

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Suntaley

Suntaley is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **410 people in 94 households**, the 76th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 410people (2011)
- 94households
- 82.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suntaley

Of every 100 households in Suntaley in 2011, 90 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Suntaley · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**15%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**70%

Use banking services ****52%**

**60%

Television ****50%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Suntaley?

■ Suntaley · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**975

Working population ****78.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 77.2% for women. 78% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (24%) · **■** Marginal 137 (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

- Nijarmeng498 people
- Tokdey487 people
- Sorok474 people
- Omchu453 people
- Burul405 people
- Dhargaon399 people
- Chemchey393 people
- Rabikhola373 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suntaley?410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suntaley in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Suntaley?82.5% (Census 2011)