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

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Village · Ravong, South District 

# Upper Paiyong

Upper Paiyong is a village in Ravong sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 98 households**, the 35th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 517people (2011)
- 98households
- 83.9%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Upper Paiyong

Of every 100 households in Upper Paiyong in 2011, 83 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Upper Paiyong · ■ Ravong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**14%

Tap water ****87%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****26%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Upper Paiyong?

■ Upper Paiyong · ■ Ravong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**928

Working population ****54.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.8% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 144 (51%)

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

- Ralong680 people
- Phamthang619 people
- Namphrik539 people
- Rabongla Forest Block524 people
- Lingdong506 people
- Sokpay471 people
- Kewzing448 people
- Pepthang444 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Upper Paiyong?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Paiyong in?South District district (Ravong sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Paiyong?83.9% (Census 2011)