# Lower Paiyong Village, Ravong, South District (Sikkim)

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Lower Paiyong

Lower Paiyong is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **760 people in 136 households**, the 27th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 760people (2011)
- 136households
- 83.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lower Paiyong

Of every 100 households in Lower Paiyong in 2011, 84 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lower Paiyong · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**14%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**78%

Use banking services ****42%**

**69%

Television ****20%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Lower Paiyong?

■ Lower Paiyong · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**928

Working population ****54.1%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 77.1% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 178 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (14%) · **■** Marginal 175 (43%)

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

- Sanghanath893 people
- Poley892 people
- Zarung874 people
- Lingzo776 people
- Rayong753 people
- Tinkitam749 people
- Dalep682 people
- Ralong680 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lower Paiyong?760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Paiyong in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Paiyong?83.0% (Census 2011)