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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Laso

Laso is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,699 people in 339 households**, the 13th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,699people (2011)
- 339households
- 84.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laso

Of every 100 households in Laso in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Laso · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**14%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**82%

Use banking services ****56%**

**82%

Television ****51%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**33%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Laso?

■ Laso · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1299**

**956

Working population ****42.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 79.2% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (7%) · **■** Other work 300 (41%) · **■** Marginal 102 (14%)

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

- Yuksam1,855 people
- Radukhandu1,833 people
- Begha1,786 people
- Darap1,743 people
- Barphok1,549 people
- Tashiding1,478 people
- Chongrang1,456 people
- Gyalshing1,368 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laso?1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laso in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Laso?84.1% (Census 2011)