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

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Singyang

Singyang is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 127 households**, the 49th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 568people (2011)
- 127households
- 77.6%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Singyang

Of every 100 households in Singyang in 2011, 96 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Singyang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****92%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**82%

Television ****54%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****64%**

**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 Singyang?

■ Singyang · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**956

Working population ****55.6%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 71.5% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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

- Chingthang633 people
- Barthang606 people
- Meli603 people
- Srinagi585 people
- Kyonsda561 people
- Miyong508 people
- Hee-Patal505 people
- Kongri500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Singyang?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singyang in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Singyang?77.6% (Census 2011)