# Radukhandu Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Radukhandu

Radukhandu is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,833 people in 360 households**, the 10th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,833people (2011)
- 360households
- 78.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Radukhandu

Of every 100 households in Radukhandu in 2011, 74 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Radukhandu · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**14%

Tap water ****86%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**82%

Television ****24%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Radukhandu?

■ Radukhandu · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**956

Working population ****56.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 74.1% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 676 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (11%) · **■** Marginal 119 (12%)

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

- Umchung2,035 people
- Martam1,963 people
- Sangkhu1,963 people
- Yuksam1,855 people
- Begha1,786 people
- Darap1,743 people
- Laso1,699 people
- Barphok1,549 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Radukhandu?1,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Radukhandu in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Radukhandu?78.2% (Census 2011)