# Deythang Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Deythang

Deythang is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 274 households**, the 21st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,283people (2011)
- 274households
- 72.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Deythang

Of every 100 households in Deythang in 2011, 88 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deythang · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**16%

Tap water ****71%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****68%**

**57%

Television ****18%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****44%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**85%

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 Deythang?

■ Deythang · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**975

Working population ****62.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 66.3% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (11%) · **■** Marginal 535 (67%)

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 Soreng

- Bara-Samdong1,385 people
- Burikhop1,337 people
- Geling1,306 people
- Parrengaon1,301 people
- Takuthang1,282 people
- Kamling1,247 people
- Sangadorji1,198 people
- Sribadam1,127 people

[All 52 villages in Soreng](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/soreng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deythang?1,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deythang in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Deythang?72.2% (Census 2011)