# Miyong Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Miyong

Miyong is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 98 households**, the 51st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 508people (2011)
- 98households
- 76.3%literacy
- 808females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Miyong

Of every 100 households in Miyong in 2011, 93 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Miyong · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**14%

Tap water ****94%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**82%

Television ****31%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****41%**

**33%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Miyong?

■ Miyong · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**956

Working population ****69.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 130 (37%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 196 (55%)

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

- Meli603 people
- Srinagi585 people
- Singyang568 people
- Kyonsda561 people
- Hee-Patal505 people
- Kongri500 people
- Tsozo488 people
- Labdang483 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Miyong?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Miyong in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Miyong?76.3% (Census 2011)