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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Begha

Begha is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,786 people in 359 households**, the 11th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,786people (2011)
- 359households
- 75.8%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begha

Of every 100 households in Begha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Begha · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**14%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**82%

Television ****30%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****42%**

**33%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Begha?

■ Begha · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**956

Working population ****59.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.2% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 327 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (13%) · **■** Marginal 587 (55%)

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

- Martam1,963 people
- Sangkhu1,963 people
- Yuksam1,855 people
- Radukhandu1,833 people
- Darap1,743 people
- Laso1,699 people
- Barphok1,549 people
- Tashiding1,478 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Begha?1,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begha in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Begha?75.8% (Census 2011)