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

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Malbasey

Malbasey is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,888 people in 627 households**, the 3rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 2,888people (2011)
- 627households
- 79.4%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malbasey

Of every 100 households in Malbasey in 2011, 90 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malbasey · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**16%

Tap water ****73%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**80%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****43%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Malbasey?

■ Malbasey · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**975

Working population ****53.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.7% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 607 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (5%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 367 (24%) · **■** Marginal 469 (30%)

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

- Soreng3,818 people
- Upper Fambong2,995 people
- Singling2,376 people
- Burikhop2,167 people
- Timberbong2,156 people
- Tikpur1,911 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malbasey?2,888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malbasey in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Malbasey?79.4% (Census 2011)