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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Darap

Darap is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,743 people in 333 households**, the 12th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,743people (2011)
- 333households
- 78.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darap

Of every 100 households in Darap in 2011, 90 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Darap · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**14%

Tap water ****80%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**82%

Television ****35%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Darap?

■ Darap · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****49.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 70.1% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 227 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (22%) · **■** Marginal 390 (45%)

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

- Sangkhu1,963 people
- Yuksam1,855 people
- Radukhandu1,833 people
- Begha1,786 people
- Laso1,699 people
- Barphok1,549 people
- Tashiding1,478 people
- Chongrang1,456 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darap?1,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darap in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Darap?78.0% (Census 2011)