# Tsalumthang Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim)

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Tsalumthang

Tsalumthang is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 173 households**, the 38th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 901people (2011)
- 173households
- 83.0%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tsalumthang

Of every 100 households in Tsalumthang in 2011, 90 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tsalumthang · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**15%

Tap water ****86%**

**90%

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

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**70%

Use banking services ****81%**

**60%

Television ****35%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Tsalumthang?

■ Tsalumthang · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**975

Working population ****40.3%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 63 (17%) · **■** Marginal 65 (18%)

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

- Panchgharey939 people
- Tokal934 people
- Kabrey931 people
- Longchok901 people
- Maneydara892 people
- Kartickey876 people
- Sangbung874 people
- Tanak857 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tsalumthang?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tsalumthang in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Tsalumthang?83.0% (Census 2011)