# Arithang Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Arithang

Arithang is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 186 households**, the 27th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 928people (2011)
- 186households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arithang

Of every 100 households in Arithang in 2011, 92 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arithang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****24%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****52%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**84%

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 Arithang?

■ Arithang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**956

Working population ****54.6%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 120 (24%)

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 Gyalshing

- Nambu1,156 people
- Yangten1,117 people
- Tikjya1,090 people
- Bhaluthang934 people
- Lungzik847 people
- Mangmo827 people
- Sopakha820 people
- Pecherek804 people

[All 73 villages in Gyalshing](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/gyalshing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arithang?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arithang in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Arithang?77.6% (Census 2011)