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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Pecherek

Pecherek is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **804 people in 167 households**, the 31st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 804people (2011)
- 167households
- 73.6%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pecherek

Of every 100 households in Pecherek in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pecherek · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**14%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**82%

Use banking services ****88%**

**82%

Television ****40%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Pecherek?

■ Pecherek · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**956

Working population ****79.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 65.0% for women. 80% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (10%) · **■** Marginal 332 (52%)

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

- Arithang928 people
- Lungzik847 people
- Mangmo827 people
- Sopakha820 people
- Sardong765 people
- Tingle II753 people
- Dentam749 people
- Tingle I730 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pecherek?804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pecherek in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Pecherek?73.6% (Census 2011)