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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Gagyong

Gagyong is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,873 people in 378 households**, the 5th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,873people (2011)
- 378households
- 86.7%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gagyong

Of every 100 households in Gagyong in 2011, 80 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Gagyong · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**84%

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

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****77%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**78%

Use banking services ****54%**

**69%

Television ****38%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Gagyong?

■ Gagyong · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**928

Working population ****54.6%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 81.5% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 225 (22%) · **■** Marginal 539 (53%)

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

- Barfung3,910 people
- Likship2,302 people
- Ravong2,282 people
- Ben2,200 people
- Lingi1,854 people
- Neh-Brum1,577 people
- Sangmo1,532 people
- Rangang1,509 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gagyong?1,873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagyong in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Gagyong?86.7% (Census 2011)