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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Dhalam

Dhalam is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,886 people in 372 households**, the 8th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,886people (2011)
- 372households
- 82.6%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhalam

Of every 100 households in Dhalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhalam · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**16%

Tap water ****95%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**80%

Use banking services ****90%**

**57%

Television ****53%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Dhalam?

■ Dhalam · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**975

Working population ****41.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 78.4% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (10%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 295 (38%) · **■** Marginal 253 (33%)

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

- Singling2,376 people
- Burikhop2,167 people
- Timberbong2,156 people
- Tikpur1,911 people
- Chakung1,859 people
- Zoom1,841 people
- Rumbuk1,838 people
- Samsing1,802 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhalam?1,886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalam in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalam?82.6% (Census 2011)