# Salyangdang Village, Soreng, West District (Sikkim)

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Village · Soreng, West District 

# Salyangdang

Salyangdang is a village in Soreng sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 202 households**, the 32nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 963people (2011)
- 202households
- 73.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salyangdang

Of every 100 households in Salyangdang in 2011, 92 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salyangdang · ■ Soreng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**16%

Tap water ****88%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**80%

Use banking services ****93%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Salyangdang?

■ Salyangdang · ■ Soreng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**975

Working population ****40.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (18%) · **■** Marginal 245 (63%)

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

- Khanisherbung1,089 people
- Tinzerbong1,037 people
- Ribdi1,034 people
- Longchok1,023 people
- Hathidunga957 people
- Mendo-Goan925 people
- Chuchen875 people
- Segeng864 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salyangdang?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salyangdang in?West District district (Soreng sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Salyangdang?73.8% (Census 2011)