# Yuksam Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Yuksam

Yuksam is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,855 people in 374 households**, the 9th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,855people (2011)
- 374households
- 77.7%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Yuksam

Of every 100 households in Yuksam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Yuksam · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**85%

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

**14%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**82%

Use banking services ****77%**

**82%

Television ****34%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Yuksam?

■ Yuksam · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**956

Working population ****51.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 437 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 280 (29%) · **■** Marginal 184 (19%)

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

- Lingchom2,040 people
- Umchung2,035 people
- Martam1,963 people
- Sangkhu1,963 people
- Radukhandu1,833 people
- Begha1,786 people
- Darap1,743 people
- Laso1,699 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Yuksam?1,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yuksam in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Yuksam?77.7% (Census 2011)