# Khanisherbung Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Khanisherbung

Khanisherbung is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,089 people in 235 households**, the 28th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,089people (2011)
- 235households
- 76.8%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khanisherbung

Of every 100 households in Khanisherbung in 2011, 82 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khanisherbung · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**16%

Tap water ****61%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****12%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****48%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Khanisherbung?

■ Khanisherbung · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1596**

**975

Working population ****56.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 71.6% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 272 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 221 (36%)

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

- Sangadorji1,198 people
- Sribadam1,127 people
- Tharpu1,117 people
- Mabong1,094 people
- Tinzerbong1,037 people
- Ribdi1,034 people
- Longchok1,023 people
- Salyangdang963 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khanisherbung?1,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanisherbung in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Khanisherbung?76.8% (Census 2011)