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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Bangten

Bangten is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **673 people in 132 households**, the 42nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 673people (2011)
- 132households
- 71.0%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bangten

Of every 100 households in Bangten in 2011, 96 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bangten · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**14%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****92%**

**82%

Television ****22%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bangten?

■ Bangten · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****607**

**956

Working population ****87.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 85% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 402 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (20%) · **■** Marginal 60 (10%)

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

- Khachodpalri696 people
- Gangyep695 people
- Mengyong695 people
- Dubdi688 people
- Meliaching666 people
- Narkhola664 people
- Chingthang633 people
- Barthang606 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bangten?673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bangten in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Bangten?71.0% (Census 2011)