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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Karthok

Karthok is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 128 households**, the 44th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 619people (2011)
- 128households
- 77.5%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karthok

Of every 100 households in Karthok in 2011, 82 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karthok · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**16%

Tap water ****68%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**28%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Karthok?

■ Karthok · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1379**

**975

Working population ****52.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (25%) · **■** Marginal 103 (31%)

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

- Jeel744 people
- Lower Fambong723 people
- Rishi659 people
- Bum635 people
- Siktam510 people
- Suntaley414 people
- Bhareng390 people
- Hilley Forest Block36 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karthok?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karthok in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Karthok?77.5% (Census 2011)