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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Martam

Martam is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,963 people in 405 households**, the 7th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,963people (2011)
- 405households
- 71.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Martam

Of every 100 households in Martam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Martam · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**14%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**82%

Use banking services ****80%**

**82%

Television ****47%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Martam?

■ Martam · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**956

Working population ****76.1%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 61.7% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 415 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (15%) · **■** Marginal 754 (50%)

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

- Hee2,514 people
- Barnyak2,512 people
- Lingchom2,040 people
- Umchung2,035 people
- Sangkhu1,963 people
- Yuksam1,855 people
- Radukhandu1,833 people
- Begha1,786 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Martam?1,963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Martam in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Martam?71.2% (Census 2011)