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

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Wak

Wak is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 154 households**, the 48th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 781people (2011)
- 154households
- 85.4%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Wak

Of every 100 households in Wak in 2011, 95 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Wak · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**15%

Tap water ****97%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**70%

Use banking services ****90%**

**60%

Television ****42%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**23%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Wak?

■ Wak · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**975

Working population ****52.8%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 82.0% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (18%) · **■** Marginal 129 (31%)

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

- Ramabong844 people
- Kamarey830 people
- Phalidara808 people
- Assangthang785 people
- Tangji774 people
- Chuba772 people
- Dorop765 people
- Rabitar753 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Wak?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wak in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Wak?85.4% (Census 2011)