# Parrengaon Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Parrengaon

Parrengaon is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 277 households**, the 20th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 277households
- 65.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parrengaon

Of every 100 households in Parrengaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parrengaon · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**16%

Tap water ****85%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****92%**

**57%

Television ****26%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Parrengaon?

■ Parrengaon · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**975

Working population ****69.7%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 71% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 517 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (7%) · **■** Marginal 300 (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

- Tadong}1,445 people
- Bara-Samdong1,385 people
- Burikhop1,337 people
- Geling1,306 people
- Deythang1,283 people
- Takuthang1,282 people
- Kamling1,247 people
- Sangadorji1,198 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parrengaon?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parrengaon in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Parrengaon?65.8% (Census 2011)