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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Tinik

Tinik is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 190 households**, the 32nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 942people (2011)
- 190households
- 77.4%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tinik

Of every 100 households in Tinik in 2011, 93 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tinik · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**15%

Tap water ****75%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**70%

Use banking services ****59%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Tinik?

■ Tinik · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**975

Working population ****41.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.0% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (28%) · **■** Marginal 220 (56%)

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

- Maniram990 people
- Nagi988 people
- Denchung980 people
- Bomtar944 people
- Sadam940 people
- Panchgharey939 people
- Tokal934 people
- Kabrey931 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tinik?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tinik in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tinik?77.4% (Census 2011)