# Barfung Village, Ravong, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Barfung

Barfung is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **3,910 people in 927 households**, the 1st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 3,910people (2011)
- 927households
- 83.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barfung

Of every 100 households in Barfung in 2011, 98 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Barfung · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

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

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**14%

Tap water ****95%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**78%

Use banking services ****78%**

**69%

Television ****70%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****58%**

**75%

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 Barfung?

■ Barfung · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**928

Working population ****50.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 79.0% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 366 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,039 (52%) · **■** Marginal 494 (25%)

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 Ravong

- Likship2,302 people
- Ravong2,282 people
- Ben2,200 people
- Gagyong1,873 people

[All 50 villages in Ravong](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/ravong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barfung?3,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barfung in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Barfung?83.1% (Census 2011)