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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Naku

Naku is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 272 households**, the 19th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,251people (2011)
- 272households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naku

Of every 100 households in Naku in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Naku · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**14%

Tap water ****81%**

**86%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**82%

Use banking services ****60%**

**82%

Television ****65%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**33%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Naku?

■ Naku · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**956

Working population ****44.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 71.6% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 281 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (36%) · **■** Marginal 64 (11%)

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

- Tashiding1,478 people
- Chongrang1,456 people
- Gyalshing1,368 people
- Karmatar1,284 people
- Gerethang1,236 people
- Labing1,205 people
- Unglok1,201 people
- Nambu1,156 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naku?1,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naku in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Naku?77.1% (Census 2011)