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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Lungzik

Lungzik is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 166 households**, the 28th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 847people (2011)
- 166households
- 73.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lungzik

Of every 100 households in Lungzik in 2011, 74 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lungzik · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****51%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****91%**

**82%

Television ****18%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Lungzik?

■ Lungzik · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**956

Working population ****48.8%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 90 (22%) · **■** Marginal 36 (9%)

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

- Yangten1,117 people
- Tikjya1,090 people
- Bhaluthang934 people
- Arithang928 people
- Mangmo827 people
- Sopakha820 people
- Pecherek804 people
- Sardong765 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lungzik?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lungzik in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Lungzik?73.0% (Census 2011)