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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Poley

Poley is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **892 people in 184 households**, the 24th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 892people (2011)
- 184households
- 76.7%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poley

Of every 100 households in Poley in 2011, 83 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Poley · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**14%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**78%

Use banking services ****87%**

**69%

Television ****36%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Poley?

■ Poley · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**928

Working population ****48.5%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 69.7% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (26%) · **■** Marginal 170 (39%)

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

- Brong1,033 people
- Namlung947 people
- Bakkhim925 people
- Sanghanath893 people
- Zarung874 people
- Lingzo776 people
- Lower Paiyong760 people
- Rayong753 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poley?892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poley in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Poley?76.7% (Census 2011)