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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Chingthang

Chingthang is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **633 people in 139 households**, the 45th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 633people (2011)
- 139households
- 69.8%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chingthang

Of every 100 households in Chingthang in 2011, 86 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chingthang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**14%

Tap water ****76%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**34%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****81%**

**82%

Television ****25%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Chingthang?

■ Chingthang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**956

Working population ****48.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 62.6% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (18%) · **■** Marginal 56 (18%)

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

- Dubdi688 people
- Bangten673 people
- Meliaching666 people
- Narkhola664 people
- Barthang606 people
- Meli603 people
- Srinagi585 people
- Singyang568 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chingthang?633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chingthang in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Chingthang?69.8% (Census 2011)