# Dalep Village, Ravong, South District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Dalep

Dalep is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **682 people in 153 households**, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 682people (2011)
- 153households
- 79.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dalep

Of every 100 households in Dalep in 2011, 88 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dalep · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**14%

Tap water ****97%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**78%

Use banking services ****69%**

**69%

Television ****45%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Dalep?

■ Dalep · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**78.1%

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

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258**

**928

Working population ****52.6%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.3% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (36%) · **■** Marginal 26 (7%)

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

- Lingzo776 people
- Lower Paiyong760 people
- Rayong753 people
- Tinkitam749 people
- Ralong680 people
- Phamthang619 people
- Namphrik539 people
- Rabongla Forest Block524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dalep?682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalep in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Dalep?79.1% (Census 2011)