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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Barthang

Barthang is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 128 households**, the 46th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 606people (2011)
- 128households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barthang

Of every 100 households in Barthang in 2011, 76 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barthang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**14%

Tap water ****86%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**34%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****79%**

**82%

Television ****20%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Barthang?

■ Barthang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1531**

**956

Working population ****73.3%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 76% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 127 (29%)

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

- Bangten673 people
- Meliaching666 people
- Narkhola664 people
- Chingthang633 people
- Meli603 people
- Srinagi585 people
- Singyang568 people
- Kyonsda561 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barthang?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barthang in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Barthang?71.6% (Census 2011)