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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Kolthang

Kolthang is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,249 people in 241 households**, the 16th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,249people (2011)
- 241households
- 79.2%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kolthang

Of every 100 households in Kolthang in 2011, 70 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kolthang · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**84%

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

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**14%

Tap water ****75%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**78%

Use banking services ****72%**

**69%

Television ****30%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Kolthang?

■ Kolthang · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**928

Working population ****49.3%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (26%) · **■** Marginal 183 (30%)

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

- Sripatam1,340 people
- Tokday1,339 people
- Satam1,328 people
- Namphok1,296 people
- Mangzing1,134 people
- Deu1,098 people
- Deythang1,051 people
- Brong1,033 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kolthang?1,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolthang in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Kolthang?79.2% (Census 2011)