# Narkhola Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Narkhola

Narkhola is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 111 households**, the 44th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 664people (2011)
- 111households
- 62.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Narkhola

Of every 100 households in Narkhola in 2011, 91 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Narkhola · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

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

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****78%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**34%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****9%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****50%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Narkhola?

■ Narkhola · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**956

Working population ****55.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 359 (97%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Mengyong695 people
- Dubdi688 people
- Bangten673 people
- Meliaching666 people
- Chingthang633 people
- Barthang606 people
- Meli603 people
- Srinagi585 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Narkhola?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narkhola in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Narkhola?62.4% (Census 2011)