# Sardong Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Sardong

Sardong is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 139 households**, the 32nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 765people (2011)
- 139households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sardong

Of every 100 households in Sardong in 2011, 93 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sardong · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**14%

Tap water ****80%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**82%

Television ****26%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Sardong?

■ Sardong · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**956

Working population ****61.6%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 69.9% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (14%) · **■** Marginal 176 (37%)

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

- Lungzik847 people
- Mangmo827 people
- Sopakha820 people
- Pecherek804 people
- Tingle II753 people
- Dentam749 people
- Tingle I730 people
- Sapong717 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sardong?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sardong in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Sardong?73.5% (Census 2011)