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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Barphok

Barphok is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 313 households**, the 14th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 313households
- 72.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barphok

Of every 100 households in Barphok in 2011, 91 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Barphok · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**14%

Tap water ****70%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**82%

Use banking services ****61%**

**82%

Television ****32%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Barphok?

■ Barphok · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**956

Working population ****39.6%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 40% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 202 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (14%) · **■** Other work 136 (22%) · **■** Marginal 189 (31%)

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

- Radukhandu1,833 people
- Begha1,786 people
- Darap1,743 people
- Laso1,699 people
- Tashiding1,478 people
- Chongrang1,456 people
- Gyalshing1,368 people
- Karmatar1,284 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barphok?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barphok in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Barphok?72.0% (Census 2011)