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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Kau

Kau is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 75 households**, the 40th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 399people (2011)
- 75households
- 82.3%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kau

Of every 100 households in Kau in 2011, 68 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kau · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**78%

Use banking services ****74%**

**69%

Television ****19%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Kau?

■ Kau · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**928

Working population ****69.4%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 74.4% for women. 72% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 132 (48%)

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

- Lingdong506 people
- Sokpay471 people
- Kewzing448 people
- Pepthang444 people
- Hingdam360 people
- Lamting335 people
- Ralong Monastery300 people
- Lingmo297 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kau?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kau in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Kau?82.3% (Census 2011)