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

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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 **1,125 people in 239 households**, the 18th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,125people (2011)
- 239households
- 74.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suntaley

Of every 100 households in Suntaley in 2011, 79 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Suntaley · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**15%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

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

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**70%

Use banking services ****33%**

**60%

Television ****34%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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+) ****74.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**975

Working population ****57.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 66.3% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 409 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (11%) · **■** Marginal 166 (26%)

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

- Temi1,195 people
- Karek1,177 people
- Gom1,163 people
- Rashyap1,129 people
- Turung1,121 people
- Mamley1,079 people
- Sumbuk1,069 people
- Doring1,064 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suntaley?1,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suntaley in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Suntaley?74.7% (Census 2011)