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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Longchok

Longchok is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 235 households**, the 31st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,023people (2011)
- 235households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Longchok

Of every 100 households in Longchok in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Longchok · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**16%

Tap water ****82%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**36%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****93%**

**57%

Television ****47%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Longchok?

■ Longchok · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**975

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Other work 76 (15%) · **■** Marginal 361 (73%)

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

- Mabong1,094 people
- Khanisherbung1,089 people
- Tinzerbong1,037 people
- Ribdi1,034 people
- Salyangdang963 people
- Hathidunga957 people
- Mendo-Goan925 people
- Chuchen875 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Longchok?1,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Longchok in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Longchok?79.9% (Census 2011)